Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Texaco Inc.

Decided February 19, 1974. The Court ruled per curiam — an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 73-347 · 415 U.S. 125 (1974) · Cited 279 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• Gully v. First Nat. Bank in Meridian · 299 U.S. 109 (1936)
• Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley · 211 U.S. 149 (1908)
• Skelly Oil Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co. · 339 U.S. 667 (1950)
• Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida · 414 U.S. 661 (1974)
• Taylor v. Anderson · 234 U.S. 74 (1914)
• Tennessee v. Union & Planters' Bank · 152 U.S. 454 (1894)
• Metcalf v. Watertown · 128 U.S. 586 (1888)

Cited by

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

• Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal. · 463 U.S. 1 (1983)
• Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc. · 438 U.S. 59 (1978)
• Holmes Group, Inc. v. Vornado Air Circulation Systems, Inc. · 535 U.S. 826 (2002)
• Thurston Motor Lines, Inc. v. Jordan K. Rand, Ltd. · 460 U.S. 533 (1983)

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