Hughes, Administrator, v. Fetter et al.

Decided June 4, 1951. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 355 · 341 U.S. 609 (1951) · Cited 162 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Bradford Electric Light Co. v. Clapper · 286 U.S. 145 (1932)
• Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal. · 294 U.S. 532 (1935)
• Broderick v. Rosner · 294 U.S. 629 (1935)
• Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Comm'n · 306 U.S. 493 (1939)
• Order of United Commercial Travelers of America v. Wolfe · 331 U.S. 586 (1947)
• Chambers v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 207 U.S. 142 (1907)
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co. · 341 U.S. 341 (1951)
• Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Hunt · 320 U.S. 430 (1944)
• Milwaukee County v. M. E. White Co. · 296 U.S. 268 (1935)
• Douglas v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 279 U.S. 377 (1929)
• Converse v. Hamilton · 224 U.S. 243 (1912)
• John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Yates · 299 U.S. 178 (1936)
• Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · 319 U.S. 315 (1943)
• Williams v. North Carolina · 317 U.S. 287 (1943)
• Angel v. Bullington · 330 U.S. 183 (1947)
• Missouri v. Lewis · 101 U.S. 22 (1880)
• Fauntleroy v. Lum · 210 U.S. 230 (1908)
• Brinkerhoff-Faris Trust & Savings Co. v. Hill · 281 U.S. 673 (1930)
• Griffin v. McCoach · 313 U.S. 498 (1941)
• Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. George · 233 U.S. 354 (1914)

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• Carroll v. Lanza · 349 U.S. 408 (1955)
• Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. Rose · 496 U.S. 356 (1990)
• Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co. · 345 U.S. 514 (1953)
• Van Dusen v. Barrack · 376 U.S. 612 (1964)
• Printz v. United States · 521 U.S. 898 (1997)
• Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt · 354 U.S. 416 (1957)
• Haywood v. Drown · 556 U.S. 729 (2009)
• Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. · 348 U.S. 66 (1954)

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