Durfee et Ux. v. Duke

Decided December 2, 1963. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 37 · 375 U.S. 106 (1963) · Cited 677 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• Stoll v. Gottlieb · 305 U.S. 165 (1938)
• Sherrer v. Sherrer · 334 U.S. 343 (1948)
• Treinies v. Sunshine Mining Co. · 308 U.S. 66 (1940)
• Davis v. Davis · 305 U.S. 32 (1938)
• Baldwin v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Assn. · 283 U.S. 522 (1931)
• United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 309 U.S. 506 (1940)
• American Surety Co. v. Baldwin · 287 U.S. 156 (1932)
• Land v. Dollar · 330 U.S. 731 (1947)
• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · 308 U.S. 371 (1940)
• Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. Adkins · 310 U.S. 381 (1940)
• Kalb v. Feuerstein · 308 U.S. 433 (1940)
• Cole v. Cunningham · 133 U.S. 107 (1890)
• Fall v. Eastin · 215 U.S. 1 (1909)
• Old Wayne Mut. Life Assn. of Indianapolis v. McDonough · 204 U.S. 8 (1907)
• Grubb v. Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio · 281 U.S. 470 (1930)
• Nebraska v. Iowa · 143 U.S. 359 (1892)
• Riley v. New York Trust Co. · 315 U.S. 343 (1942)
• Grover & Baker Sewing MacHine Co. v. Radcliffe · 137 U.S. 287 (1890)
• Chicago Life Insurance v. Cherry · 244 U.S. 25 (1917)

Cited by

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

• Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Ass'n · 455 U.S. 691 (1982)
• Marshall v. Marshall · 547 U.S. 293 (2006)
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. v. Epstein · 516 U.S. 367 (1996)
• Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co. · 448 U.S. 261 (1980)

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