North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc.

Decided January 22, 1975. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-1121 · 419 U.S. 601 (1975) · Cited 795 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.

• Fuentes v. Shevin · 407 U.S. 67 (1972)
• Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co. · 416 U.S. 600 (1974)
• Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay View · 395 U.S. 337 (1969)
• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · 367 U.S. 886 (1961)
• Phillips v. Commissioner · 283 U.S. 589 (1931)
• Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. · 157 U.S. 429 (1895)
• D. H. Overmyer Co., Inc. of Ohio v. Frick Co. · 405 U.S. 174 (1972)
• Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. · 158 U.S. 601 (1895)
• SWARB Et Al. v. LENNOX Et Al. · 405 U.S. 191 (1972)
• Coffin Brothers & Co. v. Bennett · 277 U.S. 29 (1928)

Cited by

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

• Connecticut v. Doehr · 501 U.S. 1 (1991)
• Flagg Bros., Inc. v. Brooks · 436 U.S. 149 (1978)
• Trainor v. Hernandez · 431 U.S. 434 (1977)
• Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co. · 457 U.S. 922 (1982)
• Shaffer v. Heitner · 433 U.S. 186 (1977)
• Commissioner v. Shapiro · 424 U.S. 614 (1976)
• Laing v. United States · 423 U.S. 161 (1976)
• Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
• Harmelin v. Michigan · 501 U.S. 957 (1991)
• Gerstein v. Pugh · 420 U.S. 103 (1975)
• Wood v. Strickland · 420 U.S. 308 (1975)
• Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
• Parham v. J. R. · 442 U.S. 584 (1979)
• Barry v. Barchi · 443 U.S. 55 (1979)
• National Collegiate Athletic Assn. v. Tarkanian · 488 U.S. 179 (1988)
• United States v. Eight Thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty Dollars · 461 U.S. 555 (1983)
• United States v. Morton · 467 U.S. 822 (1984)
• New Motor Vehicle Bd. of Cal. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. · 439 U.S. 96 (1978)

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