Nacirema Operating Co., Inc., et al. v. Johnson et al.

Decided December 9, 1969. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 9 · 396 U.S. 212 (1969) · Cited 157 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“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.

• Calbeck v. Travelers Insurance Co. · 370 U.S. 114 (1962)
• Southern Pacific Company v. Jensen · 244 U.S. 205 (1916)
• Parker v. Motor Boat Sales, Inc. · 314 U.S. 244 (1942)
• Davis v. Department of Labor and Industries of Wash. · 317 U.S. 249 (1942)
• Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co. v. Rohde · 257 U.S. 469 (1922)
• Washington v. W. C. Dawson & Co. · 264 U.S. 219 (1924)
• Swanson v. Marra Brothers, Inc. · 328 U.S. 1 (1946)
• State Industrial Comm'n of NY v. Nordenholt Corp. · 259 U.S. 263 (1922)
• Rodrigue v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 395 U.S. 352 (1969)
• Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp. · 373 U.S. 206 (1963)
• T. Smith & Son, Inc. v. Taylor · 276 U.S. 179 (1928)
• Cleveland Terminal & Valley Railroad Co. v. Cleveland Steamship Co. · 208 U.S. 316 (1908)

Cited by

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

• Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law · 404 U.S. 202 (1971)
• P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. Ford · 444 U.S. 69 (1979)
• Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. Caputo · 432 U.S. 249 (1977)
• Herb's Welding, Inc. v. Gray · 470 U.S. 414 (1985)
• Sun Ship, Inc. v. Pennsylvania · 447 U.S. 715 (1980)
• Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Perini North River Associates · 459 U.S. 297 (1983)
• Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland · 409 U.S. 249 (1972)
• Askew v. American Waterways Operators, Inc. · 411 U.S. 325 (1973)

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