Interstate Commerce Commission v. J-T Transport Co., Inc., et al.

Decided December 4, 1961. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 17 · 368 U.S. 81 (1961) · Cited 152 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• Schaffer Transportation Co. v. United States · 355 U.S. 83 (1957)
• United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc. · 327 U.S. 515 (1946)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. United States · 344 U.S. 298 (1953)
• Florida v. United States · 282 U.S. 194 (1931)
• Boston Sand and Gravel Co. v. United States · 278 U.S. 41 (1928)
• Secretary of Agriculture v. Central Roig Refining Co. · 338 U.S. 604 (1950)
• Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 340 U.S. 474 (1951)
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• United States v. Universal C. I. T. Credit Corp. · 344 U.S. 218 (1952)
• Social Security Board v. Nierotko · 327 U.S. 358 (1946)
• United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R. · 294 U.S. 499 (1935)
• McLean Trucking Co. v. United States · 321 U.S. 67 (1944)
• United States v. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co. · 339 U.S. 186 (1950)
• Ziffrin, Inc. v. United States · 318 U.S. 73 (1943)
• United States v. Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. · 326 U.S. 236 (1945)
• United States v. Witkovich · 353 U.S. 194 (1957)
• City of Yonkers v. United States · 320 U.S. 685 (1944)
• United States v. Louisiana · 290 U.S. 70 (1933)

Cited by

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

• Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc. · 419 U.S. 281 (1974)
• Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 156 (1962)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 380 U.S. 438 (1965)

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