Reed v. the Yaka et al.

Decided May 27, 1963. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 509 · 373 U.S. 410 (1963) · Cited 443 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Guzman v. Pichirilo · 369 U.S. 698 (1962)
• Seas Shipping Co. v. Sieracki · 328 U.S. 85 (1946)
• Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. · 350 U.S. 124 (1956)
• Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser · 358 U.S. 423 (1959)
• Alaska Steamship Co. v. Petterson · 347 U.S. 396 (1954)
• Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn · 346 U.S. 406 (1953)
• Rogers v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 352 U.S. 500 (1957)
• Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585 · 364 U.S. 19 (1960)
• Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co. · 355 U.S. 563 (1958)
• Voris v. Eikel · 346 U.S. 328 (1953)
• Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc. · 364 U.S. 421 (1960)
• The City of Norwich · 118 U.S. 468 (1886)
• Leary v. United States · 81 U.S. 607 (1872)

Cited by

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

• Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. · 386 U.S. 731 (1967)
• Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co. · 376 U.S. 315 (1964)
• Victory Carriers, Inc. v. Law · 404 U.S. 202 (1971)
• Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer · 462 U.S. 523 (1983)
• Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique · 443 U.S. 256 (1979)
• Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · 449 U.S. 268 (1980)
• Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc. · 417 U.S. 106 (1974)
• Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Burnside Shipping Co. · 394 U.S. 404 (1969)

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