Horton v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Decided June 12, 1961. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 478 · 367 U.S. 348 (1961) · Cited 466 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Felix Frankfurter
- John Marshall Harlan
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 4
- Earl Warren
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“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.
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co. · 303 U.S. 283 (1938)
- Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. v. Sheets · 313 U.S. 100 (1941)
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. Stude · 346 U.S. 574 (1954)
- Aetna Life Insurance v. Haworth · 300 U.S. 227 (1937)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley · 211 U.S. 149 (1908)
- Brillhart v. Excess Insurance Co. of America · 316 U.S. 491 (1942)
- Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co. · 339 U.S. 667 (1950)
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co. · 260 U.S. 226 (1922)
- Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory · 325 U.S. 450 (1945)
- Healy v. Ratta · 292 U.S. 263 (1934)
- Taylor v. Anderson · 234 U.S. 74 (1914)
- City of Indianapolis v. Chase National Bank · 314 U.S. 63 (1941)
- Lockerty v. Phillips · 319 U.S. 182 (1943)
- Bell v. Preferred Life Assurance Society · 320 U.S. 238 (1943)
- United States v. Union Pacific Railroad · 353 U.S. 112 (1957)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- City of Chicago v. International College of Surgeons · 522 U.S. 156 (1997)
- Mississippi Ex Rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp. · 571 U.S. 161 (2014)
- Zahn v. International Paper Co. · 414 U.S. 291 (1973)
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