Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin et al.

Decided May 28, 1974. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-203 · 417 U.S. 156 (1974) · Cited 3,301 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
• American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah · 414 U.S. 538 (1974)
• Schroeder v. City of New York · 371 U.S. 208 (1962)
• Hansberry v. Lee · 311 U.S. 32 (1940)
• Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp. · 379 U.S. 148 (1964)
• Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion Corp. · 338 U.S. 507 (1950)

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• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes · 564 U.S. 338 (2011)
• Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders · 437 U.S. 340 (1978)
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts · 472 U.S. 797 (1985)
• Mennonite Board of Missions v. Adams · 462 U.S. 791 (1983)
• Gulf Oil Co. v. Bernard · 452 U.S. 89 (1981)
• Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert · 444 U.S. 472 (1980)
• Mitchell v. Forsyth · 472 U.S. 511 (1985)
• Quern v. Jordan · 440 U.S. 332 (1979)
• Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · 437 U.S. 463 (1978)
• Johnson v. Jones · 515 U.S. 304 (1995)
• Taylor v. Sturgell · 553 U.S. 880 (2008)
• Abney v. United States · 431 U.S. 651 (1977)
• Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
• Swint v. Chambers County Commission · 514 U.S. 35 (1995)
• Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord · 449 U.S. 368 (1981)
• Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)
• Walters v. National Assn. of Radiation Survivors · 473 U.S. 305 (1985)
• Richards v. Jefferson County · 517 U.S. 793 (1996)
• H. L. v. Matheson · 450 U.S. 398 (1981)
• Buchanan v. Stanships, Inc. · 485 U.S. 265 (1988)

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