Frozen Food Express v. United States et al.
Decided April 23, 1956. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 158 · 351 U.S. 40 (1956) · Cited 187 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- William Orville Douglas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
Dissenting · 1
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Rochester Telephone Corp. v. United States · 307 U.S. 125 (1939)
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. United States · 316 U.S. 407 (1942)
- United States v. Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad · 273 U.S. 299 (1927)
- Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee v. McGrath · 341 U.S. 123 (1951)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs v. Hawkes Co. · 578 U.S. 590 (2016)
- Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
- Gardner v. Toilet Goods Assn., Inc. · 387 U.S. 167 (1967)
- The Toilet Goods Association, Inc. v. John w.ga Rdner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare · 387 U.S. 158 (1967)
- Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge · 403 U.S. 274 (1971)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Oil Co. · 449 U.S. 232 (1980)
- Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc. · 412 U.S. 609 (1973)
- Port of Boston Marine Terminal Assn. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Transatlantic · 400 U.S. 62 (1970)
- United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co. · 351 U.S. 192 (1956)
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