Bulova Watch Co., Inc., v. United States
Decided April 17, 1961. Charles Evans Whittaker delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 241 · 365 U.S. 753 (1961) · Cited 224 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- Charles Evans Whittaker · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 1
“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.
- Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp. · 353 U.S. 222 (1957)
- Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co. · 322 U.S. 102 (1944)
- D. Ginsberg & Sons, Inc. v. Popkin · 285 U.S. 204 (1932)
- Libson Shops, Inc., v. Koehler, District Director of Internal Revenue · 353 U.S. 382 (1957)
- Manning v. Seeley Tube & Box Co. · 338 U.S. 561 (1950)
- Townsend v. Little · 109 U.S. 504 (1883)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Morton v. Mancari · 417 U.S. 535 (1974)
- Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
- Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co. · 426 U.S. 148 (1976)
- New York Telephone Co. v. New York State Department of Labor · 440 U.S. 519 (1979)
- HCSC-Laundry v. United States · 450 U.S. 1 (1981)
- United States v. United Continental Tuna Corp. · 425 U.S. 164 (1976)
- NRC v. Texas · 605 U.S. 665 (2025)
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