Capitol Greyhound Lines et al. v. Brice, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles

Decided May 15, 1950. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 118 · 339 U.S. 542 (1950) · Cited 112 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• Clark v. Paul Gray, Inc. · 306 U.S. 583 (1939)
• Sprout v. South Bend · 277 U.S. 163 (1928)
• Interstate Transit, Inc. v. Lindsey · 283 U.S. 183 (1931)
• Aero Mayflower Transit Co. v. Board of Railroad Commissioners · 332 U.S. 495 (1947)
• Clark v. Poor · 274 U.S. 554 (1927)
• Kane v. New Jersey · 242 U.S. 160 (1916)
• Edwards v. California · 314 U.S. 160 (1941)
• Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Texas · 210 U.S. 217 (1908)
• Continental Baking Co. v. Woodring · 286 U.S. 352 (1932)
• Central Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Mealey · 334 U.S. 653 (1948)
• Maurer v. Hamilton · 309 U.S. 598 (1940)
• Union Brokerage Co. v. Jensen · 322 U.S. 202 (1944)
• Interstate Busses Corp. v. Blodgett · 276 U.S. 245 (1928)
• International Harvester Co. v. Evatt · 329 U.S. 416 (1947)

Cited by

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

• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Scheiner · 483 U.S. 266 (1987)
• Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport Authority District v. Delta Airlines, Inc. · 405 U.S. 707 (1972)
• Massachusetts v. United States · 435 U.S. 444 (1978)
• Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Missouri State Tax Commission · 390 U.S. 317 (1968)
• Dean Milk Co. v. City of Madison · 340 U.S. 349 (1951)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Smith · 496 U.S. 167 (1990)
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'Connor · 340 U.S. 602 (1951)
• Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue · 483 U.S. 232 (1987)
• City of Chicago v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 357 U.S. 77 (1958)
• City of Detroit v. Murray Corp. of America · 355 U.S. 489 (1958)

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