General Motors Corp. v. Washington et al.

Decided June 8, 1964. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 115 · 377 U.S. 436 (1964) · Cited 272 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.

• Norton Co. v. Department of Revenue of Ill. · 340 U.S. 534 (1951)
• McLeod v. J. E. Dilworth Co. · 322 U.S. 327 (1944)
• Baldwin v. G. A. F. Seelig, Inc. · 294 U.S. 511 (1935)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. v. Minnesota · 358 U.S. 450 (1959)
• Western Live Stock v. Bureau of Revenue · 303 U.S. 250 (1938)
• Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. v. Calvert · 347 U.S. 157 (1954)
• International Harvester Co. v. Evatt · 329 U.S. 416 (1947)
• Wisconsin v. J. C. Penney Co. · 311 U.S. 435 (1941)
• Robbins v. Shelby County Taxing District · 120 U.S. 489 (1887)
• Freeman v. Hewit · 329 U.S. 249 (1946)
• Pullman's Palace Car Co. v. Pennsylvania · 141 U.S. 18 (1891)
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'Connor · 340 U.S. 602 (1951)
• Miller Brothers Co. v. Maryland · 347 U.S. 340 (1954)
• Underwood Typewriter Co. v. Chamberlain · 254 U.S. 113 (1920)
• McGoldrick v. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. · 309 U.S. 33 (1940)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Minnesota · 322 U.S. 292 (1944)
• J. D. Adams Manufacturing Co. v. Storen · 304 U.S. 307 (1938)
• Gwin, White & Prince, Inc. v. Henneford · 305 U.S. 434 (1939)
• United States Glue Co. v. Town of Oak Creek · 247 U.S. 321 (1918)
• Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Attorney General of Commonwealth · 125 U.S. 530 (1888)
• Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton, Ltd. v. State Tax Commission · 266 U.S. 271 (1924)
• Real Silk Hosiery Mills v. City of Portland · 268 U.S. 325 (1925)

Cited by

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

• Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. v. Washington State Department of Revenue · 483 U.S. 232 (1987)
• Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana · 453 U.S. 609 (1981)
• Comptroller of Treasury of Md. v. Wynne · 575 U.S. 542 (2015)
• Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. Bair · 437 U.S. 267 (1978)
• Standard Pressed Steel Co. v. Department of Revenue of Wash. · 419 U.S. 560 (1975)
• Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady · 430 U.S. 274 (1977)
• Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vt. · 445 U.S. 425 (1980)
• Armco Inc. v. Hardesty · 467 U.S. 638 (1984)
• Hernandez v. New York · 500 U.S. 352 (1991)
• Container Corp. of America v. Franchise Tax Board · 463 U.S. 159 (1983)
• ASARCO Inc. v. Idaho State Tax Commission · 458 U.S. 307 (1982)
• Department of Revenue v. Ass'n of Washington Stevedoring Companies · 435 U.S. 734 (1978)
• National Geographic Society v. California Board of Equalization · 430 U.S. 551 (1977)
• Barclays Bank PLC v. Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. · 512 U.S. 298 (1994)
• Trinova Corp. v. Michigan Department of Treasury · 498 U.S. 358 (1991)

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