J. Truett Payne Co., Inc. v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
Decided May 18, 1981. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 79-1944 · 451 U.S. 557 (1981) · Cited 341 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 5
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- John Paul Stevens
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
Concurring · 4
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- 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.
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co. · 282 U.S. 555 (1931)
- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. · 327 U.S. 251 (1946)
- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co. · 273 U.S. 359 (1927)
- Bruce's Juices, Inc. v. American Can Co. · 330 U.S. 743 (1947)
- Perkins v. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. · 395 U.S. 642 (1969)
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co. · 334 U.S. 37 (1948)
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co. · 419 U.S. 186 (1974)
- Corn Products Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 324 U.S. 726 (1945)
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. United States Ex Rel. Campbell · 289 U.S. 385 (1933)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Texaco Inc. v. Hasbrouck · 496 U.S. 543 (1990)
- Falls City Industries, Inc. v. Vanco Beverage, Inc. · 460 U.S. 428 (1983)
- Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 509 U.S. 209 (1993)
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
- Sure-Tan, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 467 U.S. 883 (1984)
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