Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Redwine, State Revenue Commissioner

Decided January 28, 1952. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 1 · 342 U.S. 299 (1952) · Cited 140 times

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Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Pennoyer v. McConnaughy · 140 U.S. 1 (1891)
• Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp. · 337 U.S. 682 (1949)
• Ford Motor Co. v. Department of Treasury · 323 U.S. 459 (1945)
• Land v. Dollar · 330 U.S. 731 (1947)
• Smyth v. Ames · 169 U.S. 466 (1898)
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co. · 341 U.S. 341 (1951)
• Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. · 154 U.S. 362 (1894)
• Matthews v. Rodgers · 284 U.S. 521 (1932)
• Great Northern Life Insurance Co. v. Read · 322 U.S. 47 (1944)
• Township of Hillsborough v. Cromwell · 326 U.S. 620 (1946)
• Sterling v. Constantin · 287 U.S. 378 (1932)
• Greene v. Louisville & Interurban Railroad · 244 U.S. 499 (1917)
• Tindal v. Wesley · 167 U.S. 204 (1897)
• Georgia Railroad & Banking v. Redwine · 342 U.S. 299 (1952)
• Prout v. Starr · 188 U.S. 537 (1903)

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• Rosewell v. LaSalle National Bank · 450 U.S. 503 (1981)
• Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · 465 U.S. 89 (1984)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Employees of Department of Public Health v. Department of Public Health · 411 U.S. 279 (1973)

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