Berman et al., Executors, v. Parker et al.

Decided November 22, 1954. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22 · 348 U.S. 26 (1954) · Cited 1,131 times

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Decided 8–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Welch · 327 U.S. 546 (1946)
• Noble State Bank v. Haskell · 219 U.S. 104 (1911)
• Day-Brite Lighting, Inc. v. Missouri · 342 U.S. 421 (1952)
• United States v. Carmack · 329 U.S. 230 (1946)
• Lincoln Federal Labor Union v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co. · 335 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Olsen v. Nebraska Ex Rel. Western Reference & Bond Assn., Inc. · 313 U.S. 236 (1941)
• District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. · 346 U.S. 100 (1953)
• California State Automobile Ass'n Inter-Insurance Bureau v. Maloney · 341 U.S. 105 (1951)

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• Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co. · 467 U.S. 986 (1984)
• Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego · 453 U.S. 490 (1981)
• National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston & Maine Corp. · 503 U.S. 407 (1992)
• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City · 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
• Young v. American Mini Theatres, Inc. · 427 U.S. 50 (1976)
• In Re GAULT · 387 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Shapiro v. Thompson · 394 U.S. 618 (1969)
• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council · 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
• Moore v. City of East Cleveland · 431 U.S. 494 (1977)
• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Hodel v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc. · 452 U.S. 264 (1981)
• First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles · 482 U.S. 304 (1987)
• See v. City of Seattle · 387 U.S. 541 (1967)
• Poe v. Ullman · 367 U.S. 497 (1961)
• Keystone Bituminous Coal Assn. v. DeBenedictis · 480 U.S. 470 (1987)
• Schad v. Borough of Mount Ephraim · 452 U.S. 61 (1981)
• District of Columbia v. Carter · 409 U.S. 418 (1973)
• Reitman v. Mulkey · 387 U.S. 369 (1967)
• Street v. New York · 394 U.S. 576 (1969)
• Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken · 357 U.S. 275 (1958)
• San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego · 450 U.S. 621 (1981)
• United States v. Twin City Power Co. · 350 U.S. 222 (1956)

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