Norton Company v. Department of Revenue of Illinois
Decided February 26, 1951. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 133 · 340 U.S. 534 (1951) · Cited 206 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Sherman Minton
Dissenting · 4
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed · filed a dissenting opinion
- Tom C. Clark · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas
“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.
- McLeod v. J. E. Dilworth Co. · 322 U.S. 327 (1944)
- New York Ex Rel. Cohn v. Graves · 300 U.S. 308 (1937)
- Central Greyhound Lines, Inc. v. Mealey · 334 U.S. 653 (1948)
- Nelson v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 312 U.S. 359 (1941)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- General Motors Corp. v. Washington · 377 U.S. 436 (1964)
- Container Corp. of America v. Franchise Tax Board · 463 U.S. 159 (1983)
- Miller Brothers Co. v. Maryland · 347 U.S. 340 (1954)
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. William Wrigley, Jr., Co. · 505 U.S. 214 (1992)
- Hernandez v. New York · 500 U.S. 352 (1991)
- Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Jefferson Lines, Inc. · 514 U.S. 175 (1995)
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Commissioner of Taxes of Vt. · 445 U.S. 425 (1980)
- Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. O'Connor · 340 U.S. 602 (1951)
- National Geographic Society v. California Board of Equalization · 430 U.S. 551 (1977)
- Standard Pressed Steel Co. v. Department of Revenue of Wash. · 419 U.S. 560 (1975)
- United States v. Tax Comm'n of Miss. · 421 U.S. 599 (1975)
- Eli Lilly & Co. v. Sav-On-Drugs, Inc. · 366 U.S. 276 (1961)
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