Hoffman, U.S. District Judge, v. Blaski et al.

Decided June 13, 1960. Charles Evans Whittaker delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 25 · 363 U.S. 335 (1960) · Cited 1,026 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert · 330 U.S. 501 (1947)
• Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. · 308 U.S. 165 (1939)
• Baldwin v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Assn. · 283 U.S. 522 (1931)
• Ex Parte Collett · 337 U.S. 55 (1949)
• General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 261 (1922)
• Canada Malting Co. v. Paterson Steamships, Ltd. · 285 U.S. 413 (1932)
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Kepner · 314 U.S. 44 (1941)
• Lee v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 653 (1923)
• Commercial Casualty Insurance v. Consolidated Stone Co. · 278 U.S. 177 (1929)
• Kerotest Manufacturing Co. v. C-O-Two Fire Equipment Co. · 342 U.S. 180 (1952)
• Stoll v. Gottlieb · 305 U.S. 165 (1938)
• Fourco Glass Co. v. Transmirra Products Corp. · 353 U.S. 222 (1957)
• Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A. · 339 U.S. 684 (1950)
• In Re Moore · 209 U.S. 490 (1908)
• Ex Parte Wisner · 203 U.S. 449 (1906)
• Stonite Products Co. v. Melvin Lloyd Co. · 315 U.S. 561 (1942)
• United States v. National City Lines, Inc. · 337 U.S. 78 (1949)

Cited by

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

• Van Dusen v. Barrack · 376 U.S. 612 (1964)
• Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585 · 364 U.S. 19 (1960)
• Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp. · 486 U.S. 800 (1988)
• Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky · 410 U.S. 484 (1973)
• Nelson v. George · 399 U.S. 224 (1970)
• Penn-Central Merger & N & W Inclusion Cases · 389 U.S. 486 (1968)

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