Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc., et al.

Decided January 25, 1977. Thurgood Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 75-904 · 429 U.S. 477 (1977) · Cited 2,155 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• Hawaii v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 405 U.S. 251 (1972)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp. · 394 U.S. 495 (1969)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 353 U.S. 586 (1957)
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co. · 419 U.S. 186 (1974)
• Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United States · 389 U.S. 191 (1967)
• United States v. Generes · 405 U.S. 93 (1972)
• Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc. · 386 U.S. 317 (1967)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 386 U.S. 568 (1967)
• United States v. American Building Maintenance Industries · 422 U.S. 271 (1975)
• United States v. Penn-Olin Chemical Co. · 378 U.S. 158 (1964)
• United States v. Von's Grocery Co. · 384 U.S. 270 (1966)

Cited by

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• Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc. · 479 U.S. 104 (1986)
• Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
• Blue Shield of Va. v. McCready · 457 U.S. 465 (1982)
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · 475 U.S. 574 (1986)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · 550 U.S. 544 (2007)
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
• Comcast Corp. v. Behrend · 569 U.S. 27 (2013)
• Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
• Pfizer Inc. v. Government of India · 434 U.S. 308 (1978)
• Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co. · 473 U.S. 479 (1985)
• J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp. · 451 U.S. 557 (1981)
• Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• Spectrum Sports, Inc. v. McQuillan · 506 U.S. 447 (1993)
• California v. ARC America Corp. · 490 U.S. 93 (1989)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. v. Hydrolevel Corp. · 456 U.S. 556 (1982)
• Cook County v. United States Ex Rel. Chandler · 538 U.S. 119 (2003)
• PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. v. Book · 538 U.S. 401 (2003)
• Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn · 604 U.S. 593 (2025)

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