International Association of Machinists, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Central Airlines, Inc.

Decided April 15, 1963. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 61 · 372 U.S. 682 (1963) · Cited 291 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40 · 300 U.S. 515 (1937)
• Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. · 358 U.S. 354 (1959)
• Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley · 325 U.S. 711 (1945)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana Railroad · 353 U.S. 30 (1957)
• Switchmen's Union v. National Mediation Board · 320 U.S. 297 (1943)
• Texas & NOR Co. v. Brotherhood of Ry. & Steamship Clerks · 281 U.S. 548 (1930)
• Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
• General Committee v. M.-K.-TR CO. · 320 U.S. 323 (1943)
• Gully v. First Nat. Bank in Meridian · 299 U.S. 109 (1936)
• Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co. · 339 U.S. 667 (1950)
• Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co. · 369 U.S. 95 (1962)
• Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• Leedom v. Kyne · 358 U.S. 184 (1958)
• International Ass'n of MacHinists v. Street · 367 U.S. 740 (1961)
• American Well Works Company v. Layne and Bowler Company · 241 U.S. 257 (1916)
• Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. v. Northwestern Public Service Co. · 341 U.S. 246 (1951)
• Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · 339 U.S. 239 (1950)
• Railway Employes' Department v. Hanson · 351 U.S. 225 (1956)
• Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co. · 317 U.S. 173 (1942)
• American Federation of Labor v. Watson · 327 U.S. 582 (1946)
• Royal Indemnity Co. v. United States · 313 U.S. 289 (1941)
• Deitrick v. Greaney · 309 U.S. 190 (1940)
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Price · 360 U.S. 601 (1959)
• National Metropolitan Bank v. United States · 323 U.S. 454 (1945)
• Sonnentheil v. Christian Moerlein Brewing Co. · 172 U.S. 401 (1899)

Cited by

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

• Jackson Transit Authority v. Local Division 1285, Amalgamated Transit Union · 457 U.S. 15 (1982)
• Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
• Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 406 U.S. 320 (1972)
• Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh · 547 U.S. 677 (2006)
• Humphrey v. Moore · 375 U.S. 335 (1964)
• Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Norris · 512 U.S. 246 (1994)
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson · 478 U.S. 804 (1986)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
• Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn. · 491 U.S. 299 (1989)
• Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Jacksonville Terminal Co. · 394 U.S. 369 (1969)
• Wheeldin v. Wheeler · 373 U.S. 647 (1963)
• Walker v. Southern Railway Co. · 385 U.S. 196 (1966)

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