Bruce'S Juices, Inc. v. American Can Co.
Decided April 7, 1947. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 27 · 330 U.S. 743 (1947) · Cited 267 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Stanley Forman Reed
Dissenting · 4
- Frank Murphy · filed a dissenting opinion
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co. · 317 U.S. 173 (1942)
- McMullen v. Hoffman · 174 U.S. 639 (1899)
- Continental Wall Paper Co. v. Louis Voight & Sons Co. · 212 U.S. 227 (1909)
- United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290 (1897)
- Connolly v. Union Sewer Pipe Co. · 184 U.S. 540 (1902)
- Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co. · 320 U.S. 661 (1944)
- Morton Salt Co. v. G. S. Suppiger Co. · 314 U.S. 488 (1942)
- D. R. Wilder Manufacturing Co. v. Corn Products Refining Co. · 236 U.S. 165 (1915)
- B. B. Chemical Co. v. Ellis · 314 U.S. 495 (1942)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp. · 451 U.S. 557 (1981)
- Nashville Milk Co. v. Carnation Co. · 355 U.S. 373 (1958)
- Kelly v. Kosuga · 358 U.S. 516 (1959)
- Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Commercial Metals Co. · 456 U.S. 336 (1982)
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. New Jersey Wood Finishing Co. · 381 U.S. 311 (1965)
Official text
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