Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McComb, Wage & Hour Administrator
Decided June 27, 1949. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 128 · 337 U.S. 755 (1949) · Cited 170 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 7
- Frederick Moore Vinson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frank Murphy
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 1
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 1
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'Neil · 324 U.S. 697 (1945)
- Armour & Co. v. Wantock · 323 U.S. 126 (1944)
- Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United States · 286 U.S. 427 (1932)
- A. B. Kirschbaum Co. v. Walling · 316 U.S. 517 (1942)
- Markham v. Cabell · 326 U.S. 404 (1946)
- Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co. · 336 U.S. 198 (1949)
- Roland Electrical Co. v. Walling · 326 U.S. 657 (1946)
- Borden Co. v. Borella · 325 U.S. 679 (1945)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Holly Farms Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 517 U.S. 392 (1996)
- Powell v. United States Cartridge Co. · 339 U.S. 497 (1950)
- Mitchell v. H. B. Zachry Co. · 362 U.S. 310 (1960)
- Erlenbaugh v. United States · 409 U.S. 239 (1972)
- Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder · 557 U.S. 193 (2009)
- Bayside Enterprises, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 429 U.S. 298 (1977)
- Maneja v. Waialua Agricultural Co. · 349 U.S. 254 (1955)
Official text
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