Morey, Auditor of Public Accounts of Illinois, et al. v. Doud et al., Doing Business as Bondified Systems, et al.

Decided June 24, 1957. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 475 · 354 U.S. 457 (1957) · Cited 570 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.

• Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483 (1955)
• Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Coleman · 277 U.S. 32 (1928)
• Smith v. Cahoon · 283 U.S. 553 (1931)
• Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance v. Harrison · 301 U.S. 459 (1937)
• Tigner v. Texas · 310 U.S. 141 (1940)
• Dorchy v. Kansas · 264 U.S. 286 (1924)
• Cotting v. Kansas City Stock Yards Co. · 183 U.S. 79 (1901)
• Colgate v. Harvey · 296 U.S. 404 (1935)
• Engel v. O'MALLEY · 219 U.S. 128 (1911)
• Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co. · 220 U.S. 61 (1911)
• Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington) · 308 U.S. 147 (1939)
• F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. Virginia · 253 U.S. 412 (1920)
• Madden v. Kentucky Ex Rel. Commissioner · 309 U.S. 83 (1940)
• Connolly v. Union Sewer Pipe Co. · 184 U.S. 540 (1902)
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond · 336 U.S. 525 (1949)
• Adamson v. California · 332 U.S. 46 (1947)
• Noble State Bank v. Haskell · 219 U.S. 104 (1911)
• Beauharnais v. Illinois · 343 U.S. 250 (1952)
• German Alliance Insurance v. Lewis · 233 U.S. 389 (1914)
• Williams v. Mayor of Baltimore · 289 U.S. 36 (1933)
• Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Hunt · 320 U.S. 430 (1944)
• Oyama v. California · 332 U.S. 633 (1948)
• Kotch v. Board of River Port Pilot Comm'rs for Port of New Orleans · 330 U.S. 552 (1947)
• Hoopeston Canning Co. v. Cullen · 318 U.S. 313 (1943)
• Guinn v. United States · 238 U.S. 347 (1915)
• Chastleton Corp. v. Sinclair · 264 U.S. 543 (1924)
• Feldman v. United States · 322 U.S. 487 (1944)
• American Sugar Refining Co. v. Louisiana · 179 U.S. 89 (1900)
• Watson v. Maryland · 218 U.S. 173 (1910)
• McFarland v. American Sugar Refining Co. · 241 U.S. 79 (1916)

Cited by

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

• City of New Orleans v. Dukes · 427 U.S. 297 (1976)
• Labine v. Vincent · 401 U.S. 532 (1971)
• San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 1 (1973)
• United States Railroad Retirement Board v. Fritz · 449 U.S. 166 (1980)
• Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 406 U.S. 164 (1972)
• Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity Hospital · 391 U.S. 68 (1968)
• Stanley v. Illinois · 405 U.S. 645 (1972)
• Dandridge v. Williams · 397 U.S. 471 (1970)
• Payne v. Tennessee · 501 U.S. 808 (1991)
• Dunn v. Blumstein · 405 U.S. 330 (1972)
• Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia · 427 U.S. 307 (1976)
• Graham v. Richardson · 403 U.S. 365 (1971)
• Doe v. Bolton · 410 U.S. 179 (1973)
• Bullock v. Carter · 405 U.S. 134 (1972)
• Welsh v. United States · 398 U.S. 333 (1970)
• Oregon v. Mitchell · 400 U.S. 112 (1970)
• City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc. · 462 U.S. 416 (1983)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Ward · 470 U.S. 869 (1985)
• Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Insurance · 391 U.S. 73 (1968)
• Estelle v. Dorrough · 420 U.S. 534 (1975)
• Railway Labor Executives' Assn. v. Gibbons · 455 U.S. 457 (1982)

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