City of Morgantown v. Royal Insurance Co., Ltd.

Decided June 6, 1949. Frank Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 396 · 337 U.S. 254 (1949) · Cited 164 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.

• Enelow v. New York Life Insurance · 293 U.S. 379 (1935)
• Ettelson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 317 U.S. 188 (1943)
• Scott v. Neely · 140 U.S. 106 (1891)
• Insurance Co. v. Bailey · 80 U.S. 616 (1871)
• American Mills Co. v. American Surety Co. · 260 U.S. 360 (1922)

Cited by

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

• Baltimore Contractors, Inc. v. Bodinger · 348 U.S. 176 (1955)
• Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover · 359 U.S. 500 (1959)
• Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. v. Mayacamas Corp. · 485 U.S. 271 (1988)
• Gardner v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. · 437 U.S. 478 (1978)
• Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion Corp. · 338 U.S. 507 (1950)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co. · 344 U.S. 206 (1952)

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