Ford Motor Credit Co. et al. v. Milhollin

Decided February 20, 1980. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-1487 · 444 U.S. 555 (1980) · Cited 896 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Udall v. Tallman · 380 U.S. 1 (1965)
• Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc. · 411 U.S. 356 (1973)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 318 U.S. 80 (1943)
• Norwegian Nitrogen Products Co. v. United States · 288 U.S. 294 (1933)
• Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. Aragon · 329 U.S. 143 (1946)
• Power Reactor Development Co. v. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers · 367 U.S. 396 (1961)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. United States · 437 U.S. 443 (1978)

Cited by

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

• Anderson Bros. Ford v. Valencia · 452 U.S. 205 (1981)
• Kisor v. Wilkie · 588 U.S. 558 (2019)
• Household Credit Services, Inc. v. Pfennig · 541 U.S. 232 (2004)
• City of Arlington v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n · 569 U.S. 290 (2013)
• Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Cenance · 452 U.S. 155 (1981)
• Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission · 499 U.S. 144 (1991)
• Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich, L.P.A. · 559 U.S. 573 (2010)
• Chase Bank USA, N. A. v. McCoy · 562 U.S. 195 (2011)
• Wilson v. Garcia · 471 U.S. 261 (1985)
• United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
• Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 527 U.S. 471 (1999)
• Jean v. Nelson · 472 U.S. 846 (1985)
• Whirlpool Corp. v. Marshall · 445 U.S. 1 (1980)
• United States Department of Transportation v. Paralyzed Veterans of America · 477 U.S. 597 (1986)
• Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. Commercial Metals Co. · 456 U.S. 336 (1982)
• Mead Corp. v. Tilley · 490 U.S. 714 (1989)

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