Lawlor et al., Trading as Independent Poster Exchange, v. National Screen Service Corp. et al.
Decided June 6, 1955. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 163 · 349 U.S. 322 (1955) · Cited 1,049 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
“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.
- Cromwell v. County of Sac · 94 U.S. 351 (1877)
- Russell v. Place · 94 U.S. 606 (1877)
- United States v. International Building Co. · 345 U.S. 502 (1953)
- United States v. Columbia Steel Co. · 334 U.S. 495 (1948)
- United States v. Moser · 266 U.S. 236 (1924)
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- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · 439 U.S. 322 (1979)
- Montana v. United States · 440 U.S. 147 (1979)
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 401 U.S. 321 (1971)
- Saudi Arabia v. Nelson · 507 U.S. 349 (1993)
- Temple v. Synthes Corp. · 498 U.S. 5 (1990)
- Penn-Central Merger & N & W Inclusion Cases · 389 U.S. 486 (1968)
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