Graver Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc. et al. v. Linde Air Products Co.

Decided February 28, 1949. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 184 · 336 U.S. 271 (1949) · Cited 372 times

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How the Justices voted

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.

• General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp. · 304 U.S. 364 (1938)
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Ray-O-Vac Co. · 321 U.S. 275 (1944)
• Williams Manufacturing Co. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 316 U.S. 364 (1942)
• Cuno Engineering Corp. v. Automatic Devices Corp. · 314 U.S. 84 (1942)
• McClain v. Ortmayer · 141 U.S. 419 (1891)
• Altoona Publix Theatres, Inc. v. American Tri-Ergon Corp. · 294 U.S. 477 (1935)
• Mahn v. Harwood · 112 U.S. 354 (1884)
• Cimiotti Unhairing Co. v. American Fur Refining Co. · 198 U.S. 399 (1905)

Cited by

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

• Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co. · 339 U.S. 605 (1950)
• Rogers v. Lodge · 458 U.S. 613 (1982)
• Comcast Corp. v. Behrend · 569 U.S. 27 (2013)
• Glossip v. Gross · 576 U.S. 863 (2015)
• Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co. · 365 U.S. 336 (1961)
• Berenyi v. District Director, Immigration & Naturalization Service · 385 U.S. 630 (1967)
• Kyles v. Whitley · 514 U.S. 419 (1995)
• United States v. Lovasco · 431 U.S. 783 (1977)
• Hoffa v. United States · 385 U.S. 293 (1966)
• Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts · 388 U.S. 130 (1967)
• Branti v. Finkel · 445 U.S. 507 (1980)
• Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp. · 340 U.S. 147 (1950)
• United States v. Gouveia · 467 U.S. 180 (1984)
• Maher v. Gagne · 448 U.S. 122 (1980)
• United States v. Virginia · 518 U.S. 515 (1996)
• Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co. · 482 U.S. 656 (1987)
• United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · 421 U.S. 397 (1975)
• United States v. Ceccolini · 435 U.S. 268 (1978)
• Rose v. Mitchell · 443 U.S. 545 (1979)
• Horne v. Flores · 557 U.S. 433 (2009)
• Parker v. Randolph · 442 U.S. 62 (1979)
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Foust · 442 U.S. 42 (1979)
• Osborn v. United States · 385 U.S. 323 (1966)
• Missouri v. Jenkins · 515 U.S. 70 (1995)
• United States v. American Bar Endowment · 477 U.S. 105 (1986)
• Exxon Co., USA v. Sofec, Inc. · 517 U.S. 830 (1996)

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