Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp. et al.

Decided April 7, 1969. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 306 · 394 U.S. 495 (1969) · Cited 546 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.

• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
• United States v. Loew's Inc. · 371 U.S. 38 (1962)
• Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 368 U.S. 464 (1962)
• Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
• Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States · 337 U.S. 293 (1949)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. · 340 U.S. 211 (1951)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 332 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States · 341 U.S. 593 (1951)
• International Business MacHines Corp. v. United States · 298 U.S. 131 (1936)

Cited by

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

• Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde · 466 U.S. 2 (1984)
• United States Steel Corp. v. Fortner Enterprises, Inc. · 429 U.S. 610 (1977)
• Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc. · 547 U.S. 28 (2006)
• Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
• Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
• National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
• Cargill, Inc. v. Monfort of Colorado, Inc. · 479 U.S. 104 (1986)
• Catalano, Inc. v. Target Sales, Inc. · 446 U.S. 643 (1980)

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