Federal Housing Administration v. the Darlington, Inc.

Decided November 24, 1958. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 13 · 358 U.S. 84 (1958) · Cited 292 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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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.

• Lynch v. United States · 292 U.S. 571 (1934)
• Fleming v. Rhodes · 331 U.S. 100 (1947)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• Lochner v. New York · 198 U.S. 45 (1905)
• Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. United States · 288 U.S. 294 (1933)
• Sinking-Fund Cases · 99 U.S. 700 (1879)
• Veix v. Sixth Ward Building & Loan Assn. of Newark · 310 U.S. 32 (1940)
• United States v. Stafoff · 260 U.S. 477 (1923)
• Sioux Tribe of Indians v. United States · 316 U.S. 317 (1942)

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

• Almendarez-Torres v. United States · 523 U.S. 224 (1998)
• South Carolina v. Regan · 465 U.S. 367 (1984)
• Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission · 395 U.S. 367 (1969)
• Whalen v. Roe · 429 U.S. 589 (1977)
• Concrete Pipe & Products of Cal., Inc. v. Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern Cal. · 508 U.S. 602 (1993)
• Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
• Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · 431 U.S. 720 (1977)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bell Aerospace Co. · 416 U.S. 267 (1974)
• Glidden Co. v. Zdanok · 370 U.S. 530 (1962)
• Connolly v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · 475 U.S. 211 (1986)
• Good Samaritan Hospital v. Shalala · 508 U.S. 402 (1993)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Bros. · 359 U.S. 385 (1959)
• United States v. Wise · 370 U.S. 405 (1962)
• Heckler v. Turner · 470 U.S. 184 (1985)
• Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union · 419 U.S. 90 (1974)

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