Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America, v. Lucas Flour Co.

Decided March 5, 1962. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 50 · 369 U.S. 95 (1962) · Cited 1,331 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Charles Dowd Box Co. v. Courtney · 368 U.S. 502 (1962)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. · 331 U.S. 218 (1947)
• Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp. · 361 U.S. 459 (1960)
• Market Street Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of California · 324 U.S. 548 (1945)
• Cloverleaf Butter Co. v. Patterson, Commissioner of Agriculture & Industries · 315 U.S. 148 (1942)
• California v. Zook · 336 U.S. 725 (1949)
• Pennsylvania Railroad v. Public Service Commission · 250 U.S. 566 (1919)

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• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Hechler · 481 U.S. 851 (1987)
• Lingle v. Norge Division of Magic Chef, Inc. · 486 U.S. 399 (1988)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp. · 383 U.S. 696 (1966)
• Gateway Coal Co. v. United Mine Workers · 414 U.S. 368 (1974)
• Allis-Chalmers Corp. v. Lueck · 471 U.S. 202 (1985)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
• Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co. · 370 U.S. 238 (1962)
• Sinclair Refining Co. v. Atkinson · 370 U.S. 195 (1962)
• Belknap, Inc. v. Hale · 463 U.S. 491 (1983)
• Livadas v. Bradshaw · 512 U.S. 107 (1994)
• Smith v. Evening News Assn. · 371 U.S. 195 (1962)
• Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. Lockridge · 403 U.S. 274 (1971)
• United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. Rawson · 495 U.S. 362 (1990)
• International Longshoremen's Ass'n, Local 1291 v. Philadelphia Marine Trade Ass'n · 389 U.S. 64 (1967)
• Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 460 U.S. 693 (1983)
• Buffalo Forge Co. v. United Steelworkers · 428 U.S. 397 (1976)
• Walsh v. Schlecht · 429 U.S. 401 (1977)
• William E. Arnold Co. v. Carpenters District Council · 417 U.S. 12 (1974)
• In Re Green · 369 U.S. 689 (1962)
• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Pilot Life Insurance v. Dedeaux · 481 U.S. 41 (1987)
• DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
• Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. · 424 U.S. 554 (1976)
• Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 · 398 U.S. 235 (1970)
• Avco Corp. v. Aero Lodge No. 735, International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers · 390 U.S. 557 (1968)
• Humphrey v. Moore · 375 U.S. 335 (1964)
• Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Norris · 512 U.S. 246 (1994)
• Glidden Co. v. Zdanok · 370 U.S. 530 (1962)
• Carey v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. · 375 U.S. 261 (1964)
• Drake Bakeries Inc. v. Local 50, American Bakery & Confectionery Workers International · 370 U.S. 254 (1962)

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