National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc.

Decided June 20, 1949. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 29 · 337 U.S. 582 (1949) · Cited 328 times

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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.

• Schumacher v. Beeler · 293 U.S. 367 (1934)
• Hepburn & Dundas v. Ellzey · 6 U.S. 445 (1805)
• Williams v. United States · 289 U.S. 553 (1933)
• Gully v. First Nat. Bank in Meridian · 299 U.S. 109 (1936)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Ex Parte Bakelite Corp'n. · 279 U.S. 438 (1929)
• Keller v. Potomac Electric Power Co. · 261 U.S. 428 (1923)
• Kline v. Burke Construction Co. · 260 U.S. 226 (1922)
• The United States v. Hudson and Goodwin · 11 U.S. 32 (1812)
• Pope v. United States · 323 U.S. 1 (1944)
• Lockerty v. Phillips · 319 U.S. 182 (1943)
• United States v. Ferreira · 54 U.S. 40 (1852)
• Puerto Rico v. Russell & Co. · 288 U.S. 476 (1933)
• United States v. Sherwood · 312 U.S. 584 (1941)
• Haguer v. Committee for Industrial Organization · 307 U.S. 496 (1939)
• Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
• Reynolds v. United States · 98 U.S. 145 (1879)
• Muskrat v. United States · 219 U.S. 346 (1911)
• American Well Works Company v. Layne and Bowler Company · 241 U.S. 257 (1916)
• Principality of Monaco v. Mississippi · 292 U.S. 313 (1934)
• Turner, Administrator of Stanley, in Error v. The President, Directors and Company of the Bank of North America · 4 U.S. 8 (1799)
• Shoshone Mining Co. v. Rutter · 177 U.S. 505 (1900)
• Gordon v. United States · 117 U.S. 697 (1864)
• Federal Radio Commission v. General Electric Co. · 281 U.S. 464 (1930)
• Screws v. United States · 325 U.S. 91 (1945)
• Osborn v. Bank of United States · 22 U.S. 738 (1824)
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley · 211 U.S. 149 (1908)
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
• Lynch v. United States · 292 U.S. 571 (1934)
• Grosjean v. American Press Co. · 297 U.S. 233 (1936)

Cited by

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• Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · 458 U.S. 50 (1982)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Schick v. Reed · 419 U.S. 256 (1974)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
• Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
• Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• Ankenbrandt Ex Rel. L. R. v. Richards · 504 U.S. 689 (1992)
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Schor · 478 U.S. 833 (1986)
• Fullilove v. Klutznick · 448 U.S. 448 (1980)
• District of Columbia v. Carter · 409 U.S. 418 (1973)
• Michael H. v. Gerald D. · 491 U.S. 110 (1989)
• Finley v. United States · 490 U.S. 545 (1989)
• Glidden Co. v. Zdanok · 370 U.S. 530 (1962)
• Peretz v. United States · 501 U.S. 923 (1991)
• Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. · 491 U.S. 1 (1989)
• Palmore v. United States · 411 U.S. 389 (1973)
• Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. · 348 U.S. 437 (1955)
• American National Red Cross v. S. G. · 505 U.S. 247 (1992)

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