Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp. et al.

Decided April 29, 1957. Charles Evans Whittaker delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 310 · 353 U.S. 222 (1957) · Cited 584 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

“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.

• Stonite Products Co. v. Melvin Lloyd Co. · 315 U.S. 561 (1942)
• Ex Parte Collett · 337 U.S. 55 (1949)
• Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co. · 322 U.S. 102 (1944)
• D. Ginsberg & Sons, Inc. v. Popkin · 285 U.S. 204 (1932)
• Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co. · 145 U.S. 444 (1892)
• Anderson v. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. · 225 U.S. 187 (1912)

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• Muniz v. Hoffman · 422 U.S. 454 (1975)
• John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States · 552 U.S. 130 (2008)
• Varity Corp. v. Howe · 516 U.S. 489 (1996)
• Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. Richards · 504 U.S. 689 (1992)
• Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co. · 426 U.S. 148 (1976)
• Brunette MacHine Works, Ltd. v. Kockum Industries, Inc. · 406 U.S. 706 (1972)
• Pure Oil Co. v. Suarez · 384 U.S. 202 (1966)
• Brown v. General Services Administration · 425 U.S. 820 (1976)
• Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain · 490 U.S. 826 (1989)
• Thermtron Products, Inc. v. Hermansdorfer · 423 U.S. 336 (1976)
• Hoffman v. Blaski · 363 U.S. 335 (1960)
• City of Greenwood v. Peacock · 384 U.S. 808 (1966)
• Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCC · 476 U.S. 355 (1986)
• Keene Corp. v. United States · 508 U.S. 200 (1993)
• Finley v. United States · 490 U.S. 545 (1989)
• LOCKHEED CORP. Et Al. v. SPINK · 517 U.S. 882 (1996)
• Hohn v. United States · 524 U.S. 236 (1998)
• Bulova Watch Co. v. United States · 365 U.S. 753 (1961)
• Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc. v. Bill Harbert Construction Co. · 529 U.S. 193 (2000)
• Fulman v. United States · 434 U.S. 528 (1978)
• Schnell v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc. · 365 U.S. 260 (1961)
• Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc. · 547 U.S. 9 (2006)
• Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States · 409 U.S. 151 (1972)
• United States v. Welden · 377 U.S. 95 (1964)

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