Department of Revenue of Washington v. Association of Washington Stevedoring Companies et al.

Decided April 26, 1978. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 76-1706 · 435 U.S. 734 (1978) · Cited 207 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Michelin Tire Corp. v. Wages · 423 U.S. 276 (1976)
• Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady · 430 U.S. 274 (1977)
• Puget Sound Stevedoring Co. v. State Tax Commission · 302 U.S. 90 (1937)
• Western Live Stock v. Bureau of Revenue · 303 U.S. 250 (1938)
• Freeman v. Hewit · 329 U.S. 249 (1946)
• Richfield Oil Corp. v. State Board of Equalization · 329 U.S. 69 (1946)
• Thurlow v. Massachusetts · 46 U.S. 504 (1847)
• Brown v. Maryland · 25 U.S. 419 (1827)
• Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona Ex Rel. Sullivan · 325 U.S. 761 (1945)
• Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. v. Minnesota · 358 U.S. 450 (1959)
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'Connor · 340 U.S. 602 (1951)
• Fairbank v. United States · 181 U.S. 283 (1901)
• Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. v. Calvert · 347 U.S. 157 (1954)
• Gibbons v. Ogden · 22 U.S. 1 (1824)
• Wisconsin v. J. C. Penney Co. · 311 U.S. 435 (1941)
• Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Texas · 210 U.S. 217 (1908)
• General Motors Corp. v. Washington · 377 U.S. 436 (1964)
• Central Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Mealey · 334 U.S. 653 (1948)
• Low v. Austin · 80 U.S. 29 (1872)
• Memphis Natural Gas Co. v. Stone · 335 U.S. 80 (1948)
• Thames & Mersey Marine Insurance v. United States · 237 U.S. 19 (1915)
• A. G. Spalding & Bros. v. Edwards · 262 U.S. 66 (1923)

Cited by

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

• United States v. International Business MacHines Corp. · 517 U.S. 843 (1996)
• Japan Line, Ltd. v. County of Los Angeles · 441 U.S. 434 (1979)
• Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana · 453 U.S. 609 (1981)
• Maryland v. Louisiana · 451 U.S. 725 (1981)
• R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Durham County · 479 U.S. 130 (1986)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Oregon Waste Systems, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Quality of Ore. · 511 U.S. 93 (1994)
• Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe · 455 U.S. 130 (1982)
• Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vt. · 445 U.S. 425 (1980)
• Goldberg v. Sweet · 488 U.S. 252 (1989)
• Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. v. Arkansas Public Service Commission · 461 U.S. 375 (1983)
• Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue · 483 U.S. 232 (1987)
• Exxon Corp. v. Department of Revenue of Wis. · 447 U.S. 207 (1980)
• Armco Inc. v. Hardesty · 467 U.S. 638 (1984)
• Cotton Petroleum Corp. v. New Mexico · 490 U.S. 163 (1989)
• D. H. Holmes Co., Ltd. v. McNamara · 486 U.S. 24 (1988)
• Barclays Bank PLC v. Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. · 512 U.S. 298 (1994)

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