Pinter et al. v. Dahl et al.

Decided June 15, 1988. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 86-805 · 486 U.S. 622 (1988) · Cited 784 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–1.

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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.

• Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, Inc. v. Berner · 472 U.S. 299 (1985)
• Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp. · 392 U.S. 134 (1968)
• Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · 425 U.S. 185 (1976)
• Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington · 442 U.S. 560 (1979)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Ralston Purina Co. · 346 U.S. 119 (1953)
• United States v. Naftalin · 441 U.S. 768 (1979)
• Randall v. Loftsgaarden · 478 U.S. 647 (1986)
• A. C. Frost & Co. v. Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp. · 312 U.S. 38 (1941)
• Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States · 406 U.S. 128 (1972)
• Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green · 430 U.S. 462 (1977)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• Tcherepnin v. Knight · 389 U.S. 332 (1967)
• Rubin v. United States · 449 U.S. 424 (1981)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union · 451 U.S. 77 (1981)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc. · 375 U.S. 180 (1963)
• Keystone Driller Co. v. General Excavator Co. · 290 U.S. 240 (1933)
• Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth · 471 U.S. 681 (1985)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 340 U.S. 543 (1951)
• Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp. · 342 U.S. 282 (1952)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Sloan · 436 U.S. 103 (1978)

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• Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. · 511 U.S. 164 (1994)
• Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Dist. Council Constr. Industry Pension Fund · 575 U.S. 175 (2015)
• California Public Employees' Retirement System v. ANZ Securities, Inc. · 582 U.S. 497 (2017)
• Musick, Peeler & Garrett v. Employers Ins. of Wausau · 508 U.S. 286 (1993)

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