McAllister v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.
Decided June 23, 1958. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 83 · 357 U.S. 221 (1958) · Cited 197 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 5
- Earl Warren · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 1
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Charles Evans Whittaker · filed a dissenting opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- John Marshall Harlan
“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.
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. Phillips · 274 U.S. 316 (1927)
- Engel v. Davenport · 271 U.S. 33 (1926)
- Mahnich v. Southern Steamship Co. · 321 U.S. 96 (1944)
- Cope v. Anderson · 331 U.S. 461 (1947)
- Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn · 346 U.S. 406 (1953)
- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co. · 317 U.S. 239 (1942)
- Campbell v. Haverhill · 155 U.S. 610 (1895)
- Cox v. Roth · 348 U.S. 207 (1955)
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
- Holmberg v. Armbrecht · 327 U.S. 392 (1946)
- Southern Pacific Company v. Jensen · 244 U.S. 205 (1916)
- Testa v. Katt · 330 U.S. 386 (1947)
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co. · 355 U.S. 563 (1958)
- Russell v. Todd · 309 U.S. 280 (1940)
- Rawlings v. Ray · 312 U.S. 96 (1941)
- McClaine v. Rankin · 197 U.S. 154 (1905)
- Brady v. Daly · 175 U.S. 148 (1899)
- United States v. MacK · 295 U.S. 480 (1935)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp. · 383 U.S. 696 (1966)
- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc. · 398 U.S. 375 (1970)
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. · 358 U.S. 354 (1959)
- The Tungus v. Skovgaard · 358 U.S. 588 (1959)
- Dutra Group v. Batterton · 588 U.S. 358 (2019)
- American Dredging Co. v. Miller · 510 U.S. 443 (1994)
- Reed v. United Transportation Union · 488 U.S. 319 (1989)
- Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · 404 U.S. 97 (1971)
- American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah · 414 U.S. 538 (1974)
- Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. Gilbertson · 501 U.S. 350 (1991)
- Felder v. Casey · 487 U.S. 131 (1988)
- Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc. · 483 U.S. 143 (1987)
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp. · 379 U.S. 148 (1964)
- Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 432 U.S. 355 (1977)
- Countyof Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of NY · 470 U.S. 226 (1985)
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