Falls City Industries, Inc. v. Vanco Beverage, Inc.

Decided March 22, 1983. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 81-1271 · 460 U.S. 428 (1983) · Cited 128 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 340 U.S. 231 (1951)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co. · 334 U.S. 37 (1948)
• J. Truett Payne Co. v. Chrysler Motors Corp. · 451 U.S. 557 (1981)
• Federal Trade Commission v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. · 324 U.S. 746 (1945)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute · 333 U.S. 683 (1948)
• Corn Products Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 324 U.S. 726 (1945)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• Federal Trade Commission v. National Lead Co. · 352 U.S. 419 (1957)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 363 U.S. 536 (1960)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Sun Oil Co. · 371 U.S. 505 (1963)
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 440 U.S. 69 (1979)

Cited by

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

• Texaco Inc. v. Hasbrouck · 496 U.S. 543 (1990)
• Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 509 U.S. 209 (1993)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)

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