Hickman, Administrator, v. Taylor et al., Trading as Taylor & Anderson Towing & Lighterage Co., et al.
Decided January 13, 1947. Frank Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 47 · 329 U.S. 495 (1947) · Cited 4,981 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Frank Murphy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 2
- Felix Frankfurter
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a concurring opinion
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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.
- Palmer v. Hoffman · 318 U.S. 109 (1943)
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- United States v. Nobles · 422 U.S. 225 (1975)
- Upjohn Co. v. United States · 449 U.S. 383 (1981)
- Herbert v. Lando · 441 U.S. 153 (1979)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Grolier Inc. · 462 U.S. 19 (1983)
- Schlagenhauf v. Holder · 379 U.S. 104 (1964)
- Goldberg v. United States · 425 U.S. 94 (1976)
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 356 U.S. 677 (1958)
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · 550 U.S. 544 (2007)
- Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders · 437 U.S. 340 (1978)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 421 U.S. 132 (1975)
- Banister v. Davis · 590 U.S. 504 (2020)
- United States v. Arthur Young & Co. · 465 U.S. 805 (1984)
- Harris v. Nelson · 394 U.S. 286 (1969)
- United States v. Armstrong · 517 U.S. 456 (1996)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co. · 437 U.S. 214 (1978)
- Ambach v. Norwick · 441 U.S. 68 (1979)
- Miner v. Atlass · 363 U.S. 641 (1960)
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