D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc., of Ohio et al. v. Frick Co.

Decided February 24, 1972. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 69-5 · 405 U.S. 174 (1972) · Cited 590 times

Holding

Overmyer, for consideration and with full awareness of the legal consequences, waived its rights to prejudgment notice and hearing, and on the facts of this case, which involved contractual arrangements between two corporations acting with advice of counsel, the procedure under the cognovit clause (which is not unconstitutional per se) did not violate Overmyer's Fourteenth Amendment rights.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–0.

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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.

• Boddie v. Connecticut · 401 U.S. 371 (1971)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Brady v. United States · 397 U.S. 742 (1970)
• Fay v. Noia · 372 U.S. 391 (1963)
• Ohio Bell Telephone Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 301 U.S. 292 (1937)
• National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent · 375 U.S. 311 (1964)
• Johnson v. Zerbst · 304 U.S. 458 (1938)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• McMann v. Richardson · 397 U.S. 759 (1970)
• Illinois v. Allen · 397 U.S. 337 (1970)
• Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View · 395 U.S. 337 (1969)
• Rogers v. United States · 340 U.S. 367 (1951)
• Aetna Insurance v. Kennedy Ex Rel. Bogash · 301 U.S. 389 (1937)
• American Surety Co. v. Baldwin · 287 U.S. 156 (1932)
• Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt · 354 U.S. 416 (1957)
• McDonald v. Mabee · 243 U.S. 90 (1917)
• Griffin v. Griffin · 327 U.S. 220 (1946)
• Grover & Baker Sewing MacHine Co. v. Radcliffe · 137 U.S. 287 (1890)

Cited by

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

• SWARB Et Al. v. LENNOX Et Al. · 405 U.S. 191 (1972)
• Fuentes v. Shevin · 407 U.S. 67 (1972)
• Schneckloth v. Bustamonte · 412 U.S. 218 (1973)
• North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc. · 419 U.S. 601 (1975)
• Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public Health · 411 U.S. 279 (1973)

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