Federal Maritime Board v. Isbrandtsen Company, Inc., et al.

Decided May 19, 1958. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73 · 356 U.S. 481 (1958) · Cited 187 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Far East Conference v. United States · 342 U.S. 570 (1952)
• United States Navigation Co. v. Cunard Steamship Co. · 284 U.S. 474 (1932)
• Swayne & Hoyt, Ltd. v. United States · 300 U.S. 297 (1937)
• Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
• United States v. Western Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 59 (1956)
• Yates v. United States · 354 U.S. 298 (1957)
• United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290 (1897)
• Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co. · 309 U.S. 134 (1940)
• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co. · 341 U.S. 246 (1951)
• Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co. · 259 U.S. 285 (1922)
• United States v. Morgan · 307 U.S. 183 (1939)
• United States v. Joint Traffic Assn. · 171 U.S. 505 (1898)
• Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 270 U.S. 266 (1926)
• United States v. Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien Gesellschaft · 239 U.S. 466 (1916)

Cited by

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

• Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission · 390 U.S. 261 (1968)
• Federal Maritime Commission v. Seatrain Lines, Inc. · 411 U.S. 726 (1973)
• United States v. Radio Corp. of America · 358 U.S. 334 (1959)
• United States v. Nixon · 418 U.S. 683 (1974)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• Retail Clerks International Ass'n, Local 1625 v. Schermerhorn · 373 U.S. 746 (1963)
• Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen v. Jewel Tea Co. · 381 U.S. 676 (1965)
• Schilling v. Rogers · 363 U.S. 666 (1960)
• Ricci v. Chicago Mercantile Exchange · 409 U.S. 289 (1973)
• Burns v. Alcala · 420 U.S. 575 (1975)
• Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 296 (1963)
• United States v. Pennsylvania Industrial Chemical Corp. · 411 U.S. 655 (1973)
• Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp. · 360 U.S. 411 (1959)

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