New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. First Mortgage 4% Bondholders Committee v. United States et al.

Decided June 29, 1970. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 915 · 399 U.S. 392 (1970) · Cited 161 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 4–2.

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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.

• Penn-Central Merger & N & W Inclusion Cases · 389 U.S. 486 (1968)
• Callaway v. Benton · 336 U.S. 132 (1949)
• Ecker v. Western Pacific R. Corp. · 318 U.S. 448 (1943)
• Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co. · 294 U.S. 648 (1935)
• Consolidated Rock Products Co. v. Du Bois · 312 U.S. 510 (1941)
• Group of Institutional Investors v. Chicago, M., St. P. & P.R. Co., and 9 Other Cases · 318 U.S. 523 (1943)
• Palmer v. Massachusetts · 308 U.S. 79 (1939)
• Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United States · 371 U.S. 156 (1962)
• Case v. Los Angeles Lumber Products Co. · 308 U.S. 106 (1939)
• Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. · 309 U.S. 478 (1940)
• Isaacs v. Hobbs Tie & Timber Co. · 282 U.S. 734 (1931)
• Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Lake Street Elevated Railroad · 177 U.S. 51 (1900)
• New York Central Securities Corporation v. United States · 287 U.S. 12 (1932)
• Lion Bonding & Surety Co. v. Karatz · 262 U.S. 77 (1923)
• Oklahoma v. Texas · 258 U.S. 574 (1922)
• Dayton Power & Light Co. v. Public Utilities Commission · 292 U.S. 290 (1934)
• Palmer v. Texas · 212 U.S. 118 (1909)
• Ex Parte Baldwin · 291 U.S. 610 (1934)
• Meyer v. Fleming · 327 U.S. 161 (1946)
• Texas v. United States · 292 U.S. 522 (1934)

Cited by

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

• Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
• Baker v. Gold Seal Liquors, Inc. · 417 U.S. 467 (1974)
• Kansas v. Hendricks · 521 U.S. 346 (1997)
• Witters v. Washington Department of Services for the Blind · 474 U.S. 481 (1986)
• United States Postal Service v. Gregory · 534 U.S. 1 (2001)
• Bangor Punta Operations, Inc. v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad · 417 U.S. 703 (1974)

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