Polizzi v. Cowles Magazines, Inc.
Decided June 1, 1953. Sherman Minton delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 287 · 345 U.S. 663 (1953) · Cited 236 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–0.
Majority · 4
- Sherman Minton · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Tom C. Clark
Concurring · 3
- Harold Hitz Burton · filed a concurring opinion
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a concurring opinion
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
“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.
- International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
- Travelers Health Assn. v. Virginia Ex Rel. State Corporation Comm'n · 339 U.S. 643 (1950)
- General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 261 (1922)
- United States v. Scophony Corp. of America · 333 U.S. 795 (1948)
- Lee v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 653 (1923)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Goldlawr, Inc. v. Heiman · 369 U.S. 463 (1962)
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