California v. Zook et al.

Decided April 25, 1949. Frank Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 355 · 336 U.S. 725 (1949) · Cited 181 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• California v. Thompson · 313 U.S. 109 (1941)
• United States v. Marigold · 50 U.S. 560 (1850)
• Cloverleaf Butter Co. v. Patterson, Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries · 315 U.S. 148 (1942)
• Jerome v. United States · 318 U.S. 101 (1943)
• Kelly v. Washington Ex Rel. Foss Co. · 302 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. v. Varnville Furniture Co. · 237 U.S. 597 (1915)
• Southern Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of Indiana · 236 U.S. 439 (1915)
• Union Brokerage Co. v. Jensen · 322 U.S. 202 (1944)
• Asbell v. Kansas · 209 U.S. 251 (1908)
• Maurer v. Hamilton · 309 U.S. 598 (1940)
• H. P. Welch Co. v. New Hampshire · 306 U.S. 79 (1939)
• Hines v. Davidowitz · 312 U.S. 52 (1941)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• United States v. Lanza · 260 U.S. 377 (1922)
• South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Bros. · 303 U.S. 177 (1938)
• Prudential Insurance v. Benjamin · 328 U.S. 408 (1946)
• Buck v. Kuykendall · 267 U.S. 307 (1925)
• Houston v. Moore · 18 U.S. 1 (1820)
• Lincoln Federal Labor Union v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co. · 335 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Clark v. Poor · 274 U.S. 554 (1927)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Georgia · 234 U.S. 280 (1914)
• Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Harris · 234 U.S. 412 (1914)
• Pennsylvania Railroad v. Public Service Commission · 250 U.S. 566 (1919)
• George W. Bush & Sons Co. v. Maloy · 267 U.S. 317 (1925)
• Erie Railroad v. New York · 233 U.S. 671 (1914)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Campbell v. Hussey · 368 U.S. 297 (1961)
• Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Paul · 373 U.S. 132 (1963)
• Arizona v. United States · 567 U.S. 387 (2012)
• Colorado Anti-Discrimination Commission v. Continental Air Lines, Inc. · 372 U.S. 714 (1963)
• Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co. · 369 U.S. 95 (1962)
• Abbate v. United States · 359 U.S. 187 (1959)
• Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit · 362 U.S. 440 (1960)
• De Canas v. Bica · 424 U.S. 351 (1976)
• California v. ARC America Corp. · 490 U.S. 93 (1989)
• Guss v. Utah Labor Relations Board · 353 U.S. 1 (1957)
• Head v. New Mexico Board of Examiners in Optometry · 374 U.S. 424 (1963)
• United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 351 U.S. 266 (1956)

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