Propper, Receiver, v. Clark, Attorney General, as Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, et al.

Decided June 20, 1949. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 390 · 337 U.S. 472 (1949) · Cited 311 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.

• Markham v. Allen · 326 U.S. 490 (1946)
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496 (1941)
• Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. · 309 U.S. 478 (1940)
• Chicago v. Fieldcrest Dairies, Inc. · 316 U.S. 168 (1942)
• Clark v. Uebersee Finanz-Korp., AG · 332 U.S. 480 (1947)
• Estate of Spiegel v. Commissioner · 335 U.S. 701 (1949)
• United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc. · 272 U.S. 1 (1926)
• Spector Motor Service, Inc. v. McLaughlin · 323 U.S. 101 (1944)
• Meredith v. Winter Haven · 320 U.S. 228 (1943)
• Helvering v. Stuart · 317 U.S. 154 (1942)
• American Federation of Labor v. Watson · 327 U.S. 582 (1946)
• Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio v. United Fuel Gas Co. · 317 U.S. 456 (1943)
• Central Union Trust Co. of NY v. Garvan · 254 U.S. 554 (1921)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Milliken v. Meyer · 311 U.S. 457 (1941)
• West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 311 U.S. 223 (1940)
• Palmer v. Hoffman · 318 U.S. 109 (1943)
• Kline v. Burke Construction Co. · 260 U.S. 226 (1922)
• Lyeth v. Hoey · 305 U.S. 188 (1938)
• Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis v. Thompson · 305 U.S. 456 (1939)
• Anderson National Bank v. Luckett · 321 U.S. 233 (1944)
• Fenner v. Boykin · 271 U.S. 240 (1926)
• Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. Field · 311 U.S. 169 (1941)
• Spielman Motor Sales Co. v. Dodge · 295 U.S. 89 (1935)
• McDonald v. Mabee · 243 U.S. 90 (1917)
• Pennsylvania v. Williams · 294 U.S. 176 (1935)
• Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Lake Street Elevated Railroad · 177 U.S. 51 (1900)
• Beal v. Missouri Pacific R. Corp. · 312 U.S. 45 (1941)
• Commissioner v. Estate of Church · 335 U.S. 632 (1949)
• Stoner v. New York Life Insurance · 311 U.S. 464 (1941)

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• England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · 375 U.S. 411 (1964)
• The Tungus v. Skovgaard · 358 U.S. 588 (1959)
• Sutton v. Leib · 342 U.S. 402 (1952)
• Daniels v. Williams · 474 U.S. 327 (1986)
• Bishop v. Wood · 426 U.S. 341 (1976)
• Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National Union · 442 U.S. 289 (1979)
• Pennzoil Co. v. Texaco Inc. · 481 U.S. 1 (1987)
• Smith v. Murray · 477 U.S. 527 (1986)
• Runyon v. McCrary · 427 U.S. 160 (1976)
• Zwickler v. Koota · 389 U.S. 241 (1967)
• Baggett v. Bullitt · 377 U.S. 360 (1964)
• Perez v. Ledesma · 401 U.S. 82 (1971)
• Regents of the University of Michigan v. Ewing · 474 U.S. 214 (1985)
• Lindsey v. Normet · 405 U.S. 56 (1972)
• County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co. · 360 U.S. 185 (1959)
• Leroy v. Great Western United Corp. · 443 U.S. 173 (1979)
• Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. · 472 U.S. 491 (1985)
• Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux · 360 U.S. 25 (1959)
• Kusper v. Pontikes · 414 U.S. 51 (1973)
• Lake Carriers' Assn. v. MacMullan · 406 U.S. 498 (1972)
• National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Szukhent · 375 U.S. 311 (1964)
• Dames & Moore v. Regan · 453 U.S. 654 (1981)
• Webster v. Reproductive Health Services · 492 U.S. 490 (1989)
• Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · 339 U.S. 239 (1950)
• Reetz v. Bozanich · 397 U.S. 82 (1970)
• Leiter Minerals, Inc. v. United States · 352 U.S. 220 (1957)
• Chardon v. Fumero Soto · 462 U.S. 650 (1983)
• Meyer v. United States · 375 U.S. 233 (1963)
• South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc. · 476 U.S. 498 (1986)
• United States v. Durham Lumber Co. · 363 U.S. 522 (1960)

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