Emich Motors Corp. et al. v. General Motors Corp. et al.

Decided February 26, 1951. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 209 · 340 U.S. 558 (1951) · Cited 483 times

We don’t yet publish a summary of this opinion — read the official text below for the Court’s holding and reasoning.

How the Justices voted

Decided 8–0.

“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.

• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• Nardone v. United States · 308 U.S. 338 (1939)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co. · 273 U.S. 359 (1927)
• Sealfon v. United States · 332 U.S. 575 (1948)
• Local 167, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 291 U.S. 293 (1934)
• Oklahoma v. Textas · 256 U.S. 70 (1921)
• American Medical Assn. v. United States · 317 U.S. 519 (1943)

Cited by

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

• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• Partmar Corp. v. Paramount Pictures Theatres Corp. · 347 U.S. 89 (1954)
• Allen v. McCurry · 449 U.S. 90 (1980)
• Kennedy v. Mendoza-Martinez · 372 U.S. 144 (1963)
• Theatre Enterprises, Inc. v. Paramount Film Distributing Corp. · 346 U.S. 537 (1954)
• Radovich v. National Football League · 352 U.S. 445 (1957)
• Hoag v. New Jersey · 356 U.S. 464 (1958)
• Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. New Jersey Wood Finishing Co. · 381 U.S. 311 (1965)

Official text

Read the official opinion (U.S. Reports, govinfo.gov)

Explore from here

Tom C. Clark’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court

Source: the U.S. Reports via govinfo.gov; authoring Justice and vote lineup from the Supreme Court Database (Washington University). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).