Ex Parte Collett

Decided May 31, 1949. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 206M · 337 U.S. 55 (1949) · Cited 508 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Kepner · 314 U.S. 44 (1941)
• Miles v. Illinois Central Railroad · 315 U.S. 698 (1942)
• United States v. National City Lines, Inc. · 334 U.S. 573 (1948)
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert · 330 U.S. 501 (1947)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• Roche v. Evaporated Milk Assn. · 319 U.S. 21 (1943)
• Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 330 U.S. 485 (1947)
• Ex Parte Fahey · 332 U.S. 258 (1947)
• Gemsco, Inc. v. Walling · 324 U.S. 244 (1945)
• United States Alkali Export Ass'n v. United States · 325 U.S. 196 (1945)
• Crane v. Hahlo · 258 U.S. 142 (1922)
• Bate Refrigerating Co. v. Sulzberger · 157 U.S. 1 (1895)
• United States v. Bowen · 100 U.S. 508 (1880)

Cited by

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

• Pope v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 345 U.S. 379 (1953)
• Norwood v. Kirkpatrick · 349 U.S. 29 (1955)
• Van Dusen v. Barrack · 376 U.S. 612 (1964)
• Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
• Hoffman v. Blaski · 363 U.S. 335 (1960)
• Missouri Ex Rel. Southern Railway Co. v. Mayfield · 340 U.S. 1 (1950)
• Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen · 387 U.S. 556 (1967)
• Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad · 338 U.S. 263 (1949)
• Lindh v. Murphy · 521 U.S. 320 (1997)
• Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp. · 487 U.S. 22 (1988)
• Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill · 437 U.S. 153 (1978)
• Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585 · 364 U.S. 19 (1960)
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire · 386 U.S. 523 (1967)
• Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp. · 353 U.S. 222 (1957)
• City of Rome v. United States · 446 U.S. 156 (1980)
• Roberts v. United States District Court for the Northern District of California · 339 U.S. 844 (1950)
• Western Pacific Railroad Corp. v. Western Pacific Railroad Co. · 345 U.S. 247 (1953)
• Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co. · 345 U.S. 514 (1953)

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