Hostetter et al. v. Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp.

Decided June 1, 1964. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 116 · 377 U.S. 324 (1964) · Cited 296 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. v. Young's Market Co. · 299 U.S. 59 (1936)
• Ziffrin, Inc. v. Reeves · 308 U.S. 132 (1939)
• Collins v. Yosemite Park & Curry Co. · 304 U.S. 518 (1938)
• Carter v. Virginia · 321 U.S. 131 (1944)
• Duckworth v. Arkansas · 314 U.S. 390 (1941)
• Johnson v. Yellow Cab Transit Co. · 321 U.S. 383 (1944)
• Mahoney v. Joseph Triner Corp. · 304 U.S. 401 (1938)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · 319 U.S. 315 (1943)
• County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co. · 360 U.S. 185 (1959)
• Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux · 360 U.S. 25 (1959)
• Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Huffman · 319 U.S. 293 (1943)
• Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Sabine Tram Co. · 227 U.S. 111 (1913)
• Idlewild Bon Voyage Liquor Corp. v. Epstein · 370 U.S. 713 (1962)
• Thurlow v. Massachusetts · 46 U.S. 504 (1847)
• Bowman v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. · 125 U.S. 465 (1888)
• American Federation of Labor v. Watson · 327 U.S. 582 (1946)
• United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc. · 324 U.S. 293 (1945)
• Chicago v. Fieldcrest Dairies, Inc. · 316 U.S. 168 (1942)
• Lemke v. Farmers Grain Co. of Embden · 258 U.S. 50 (1922)
• West v. Kansas Natural Gas Co. · 221 U.S. 229 (1911)
• Government & Civic Employees Organizing Committee v. Windsor · 353 U.S. 364 (1957)

Cited by

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

• Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Thomas · 588 U.S. 504 (2019)
• North Dakota v. United States · 495 U.S. 423 (1990)
• California v. LaRue · 409 U.S. 109 (1972)
• Capital Cities Cable, Inc. v. Crisp · 467 U.S. 691 (1984)
• Bacchus Imports, Ltd. v. Dias · 468 U.S. 263 (1984)
• Granholm v. Heald · 544 U.S. 460 (2005)
• 324 Liquor Corp. v. Duffy · 479 U.S. 335 (1987)
• Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia · 501 U.S. 529 (1991)
• California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc. · 445 U.S. 97 (1980)
• Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor Authority · 476 U.S. 573 (1986)
• New York State Liquor Authority v. Bellanca · 452 U.S. 714 (1981)
• United States v. Tax Comm'n of Miss. · 421 U.S. 599 (1975)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• Lehman Brothers v. Schein · 416 U.S. 386 (1974)
• Harman v. Forssenius · 380 U.S. 528 (1965)
• Swift & Co. v. Wickham · 382 U.S. 111 (1965)
• Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. v. Hostetter · 384 U.S. 35 (1966)
• Harris County Commissioners Court v. Moore · 420 U.S. 77 (1975)

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