Foley Bros., Inc. et al. v. Filardo
Decided March 7, 1949. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 91 · 336 U.S. 281 (1949) · Cited 328 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Stanley Forman Reed · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frank Murphy
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a concurring opinion
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Vermilya-Brown Co. v. Connell · 335 U.S. 377 (1948)
- Blackmer v. United States · 284 U.S. 421 (1932)
- United States v. Bowman · 260 U.S. 94 (1922)
Cited by
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- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. · 499 U.S. 244 (1991)
- Steele v. Bulova Watch Co. · 344 U.S. 280 (1952)
- Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
- Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. · 561 U.S. 247 (2010)
- Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. · 569 U.S. 108 (2013)
- WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. · 585 U.S. 407 (2018)
- Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. California · 509 U.S. 764 (1993)
- Pasquantino v. United States · 544 U.S. 349 (2005)
- Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc. · 509 U.S. 155 (1993)
- Small v. United States · 544 U.S. 385 (2005)
- Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. · 488 U.S. 428 (1989)
- Rasul v. Bush · 542 U.S. 466 (2004)
- Smith v. United States · 507 U.S. 197 (1993)
- United States v. Spelar · 338 U.S. 217 (1949)
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