Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co. et al.

Decided June 13, 1966. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 970 · 384 U.S. 597 (1966) · Cited 416 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Roche v. Evaporated Milk Assn. · 319 U.S. 21 (1943)
• Arrow Transportation Co. v. Southern Railway Co. · 372 U.S. 658 (1963)
• Whitney National Bank in Jefferson Parish v. Bank of New Orleans & Trust Co. · 379 U.S. 411 (1965)
• Wong Yang Sung v. McGrath · 339 U.S. 33 (1950)
• White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
• Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission · 316 U.S. 4 (1942)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
• La Buy v. Howes Leather Co. · 352 U.S. 249 (1957)
• Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. · 294 U.S. 648 (1935)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 353 U.S. 586 (1957)
• Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 296 (1963)
• Jackson Ex Dem. Astor v. Crane · 30 U.S. 190 (1831)
• United States v. Diebold, Inc. · 369 U.S. 654 (1962)
• United States v. Western Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 59 (1956)
• Helvering v. Hallock · 309 U.S. 106 (1940)
• Far East Conference v. United States · 342 U.S. 570 (1952)
• Humphrey's v. United States · 295 U.S. 602 (1935)
• United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. · 376 U.S. 651 (1964)
• Blau v. Lehman · 368 U.S. 403 (1962)
• United States v. Crescent Amusement Co. · 323 U.S. 173 (1944)
• United States Navigation Co. v. Cunard Steamship Co. · 284 U.S. 474 (1932)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co. · 343 U.S. 470 (1952)
• United States v. Barnett · 376 U.S. 681 (1964)
• Fribourg Navigation Co. v. Commissioner · 383 U.S. 272 (1966)

Cited by

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

• Sampson v. Murray · 415 U.S. 61 (1974)
• United States v. New York Telephone Co. · 434 U.S. 159 (1977)
• United States v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) · 412 U.S. 669 (1973)
• Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co. · 415 U.S. 1 (1974)
• Chandler v. Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit · 398 U.S. 74 (1970)

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