Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman et al.

Decided April 6, 1953. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 193 · 345 U.S. 330 (1953) · Cited 1,048 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 727 v. Campbell · 337 U.S. 521 (1949)
• Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
• Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp. · 328 U.S. 275 (1946)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Howard · 343 U.S. 768 (1952)
• Trailmobile Co. v. Whirls · 331 U.S. 40 (1947)

Cited by

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• Humphrey v. Moore · 375 U.S. 335 (1964)
• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. O'Neill · 499 U.S. 65 (1991)
• Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co. · 424 U.S. 747 (1976)
• United Parcel Service, Inc. v. Mitchell · 451 U.S. 56 (1981)
• Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. · 424 U.S. 554 (1976)
• Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education · 476 U.S. 267 (1986)
• Abood v. Detroit Board of Education · 431 U.S. 209 (1977)
• United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. Rawson · 495 U.S. 362 (1990)
• Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 460 U.S. 693 (1983)
• Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild, Inc. · 525 U.S. 33 (1998)
• DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
• Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 450 U.S. 728 (1981)
• Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co. · 482 U.S. 656 (1987)
• Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry · 494 U.S. 558 (1990)
• Radio Officers' Union of the Commercial Telegraphers Union v. National Labor Relations Board · 347 U.S. 17 (1954)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. · 388 U.S. 175 (1967)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Foust · 442 U.S. 42 (1979)
• 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett · 556 U.S. 247 (2009)
• Communications Workers of America v. Beck · 487 U.S. 735 (1988)
• Bowen v. United States Postal Service · 459 U.S. 212 (1983)
• Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 6 · 493 U.S. 67 (1989)
• United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds v. Robinson · 455 U.S. 562 (1982)
• Emporium Capwell Co. v. Western Addition Community Organization · 420 U.S. 50 (1975)
• Black v. Cutter Laboratories · 351 U.S. 292 (1956)
• California Brewers Assn. v. Bryant · 444 U.S. 598 (1980)

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