Cardillo, Deputy Commissioner, United States Employees' Compensation Commission, v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. et al.

Decided March 10, 1947. Frank Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 265 · 330 U.S. 469 (1947) · Cited 423 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash. · 317 U.S. 249 (1942)
• Del Vecchio v. Bowers · 296 U.S. 280 (1935)
• Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. Aragon · 329 U.S. 143 (1946)
• Boehm v. Commissioner · 326 U.S. 287 (1945)
• Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal. · 294 U.S. 532 (1935)
• South Chicago Coal & Dock Co. v. Bassett · 309 U.S. 251 (1940)
• Commissioner v. Scottish American Investment Co. · 323 U.S. 119 (1945)
• Parker v. Motor Boat Sales, Inc. · 314 U.S. 244 (1942)
• Voehl v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America · 288 U.S. 162 (1933)
• Norton v. Warner Co. · 321 U.S. 565 (1944)

Cited by

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

• Allstate Insurance v. Hague · 449 U.S. 302 (1981)
• Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · 449 U.S. 268 (1980)
• O'Leary v. Brown-Pacific-Maxon, Inc. · 340 U.S. 504 (1951)
• Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
• O'Keeffe v. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, Inc. · 380 U.S. 359 (1965)
• Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co. · 448 U.S. 261 (1980)
• Carroll v. Lanza · 349 U.S. 408 (1955)
• Industrial Comm'n of Wis. v. McCartin · 330 U.S. 622 (1947)

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