Central Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Mealey et al.

Decided June 14, 1948. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 14 · 334 U.S. 653 (1948) · Cited 172 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Hanley v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. · 187 U.S. 617 (1903)
• United States Express Co. v. Minnesota · 223 U.S. 335 (1912)
• Freeman v. Hewit · 329 U.S. 249 (1946)
• Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Texas · 210 U.S. 217 (1908)
• Western Live Stock v. Bureau of Revenue · 303 U.S. 250 (1938)
• J. D. Adams Manufacturing Co. v. Storen · 304 U.S. 307 (1938)
• Crew Levick Co. v. Pennsylvania · 245 U.S. 292 (1917)
• Wisconsin & Michigan Railway Co. v. Powers · 191 U.S. 379 (1903)
• Covington & Cincinnati Bridge Co. v. Kentucky · 154 U.S. 204 (1894)
• Union Brokerage Co. v. Jensen · 322 U.S. 202 (1944)
• Wallace v. Hines · 253 U.S. 66 (1920)

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• Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne · 575 U.S. 542 (2015)
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jefferson Lines, Inc. · 514 U.S. 175 (1995)
• Goldberg v. Sweet · 488 U.S. 252 (1989)
• Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. v. Minnesota · 358 U.S. 450 (1959)
• Street v. New York · 394 U.S. 576 (1969)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Japan Line, Ltd. v. County of Los Angeles · 441 U.S. 434 (1979)
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'Connor · 340 U.S. 602 (1951)
• National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue · 386 U.S. 753 (1967)
• Department of Revenue v. Ass'n of Washington Stevedoring Companies · 435 U.S. 734 (1978)
• Norton Co. v. Department of Revenue of Ill. · 340 U.S. 534 (1951)
• Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization & Assessment · 347 U.S. 590 (1954)
• American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. Michigan Public Service Commission · 545 U.S. 429 (2005)
• Memphis Natural Gas Co. v. Stone · 335 U.S. 80 (1948)
• Capitol Greyhound Lines v. Brice · 339 U.S. 542 (1950)

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