Reynoldsville Casket Co., et al. v. Carol L. Hyde

Decided May 15, 1995. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 94-3 · 514 U.S. 749 (1995) · Cited 272 times

Holding

The Supremacy Clause bars Ohio from applying its tolling statute to pre-Bendix torts.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Harper v. Virginia Department of Taxation · 509 U.S. 86 (1993)
• Bendix Autolite Corp. v. Midwesco Enterprises, Inc. · 486 U.S. 888 (1988)
• Teague v. Lane · 489 U.S. 288 (1989)
• James B. Beam Distilling Co. v. Georgia · 501 U.S. 529 (1991)
• Harlow v. Fitzgerald · 457 U.S. 800 (1982)
• Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · 404 U.S. 97 (1971)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Smith · 496 U.S. 167 (1990)
• Brown-Forman Distillers Corp. v. New York State Liquor Authority · 476 U.S. 573 (1986)
• Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc. · 397 U.S. 137 (1970)
• Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. Gilbertson · 501 U.S. 350 (1991)
• Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp. · 392 U.S. 481 (1968)
• United States v. Estate of Donnelly · 397 U.S. 286 (1970)
• Wright v. West · 505 U.S. 277 (1992)
• Massachusetts v. Mellon · 262 U.S. 447 (1923)
• Davis v. Michigan Department of the Treasury · 489 U.S. 803 (1989)
• United States v. Johnson · 457 U.S. 537 (1982)
• Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji · 481 U.S. 604 (1987)
• Keene Corp. v. United States · 508 U.S. 200 (1993)
• McKesson Corp. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Fla. Dept. of Business Regulation · 496 U.S. 18 (1990)
• Reich v. Collins · 513 U.S. 106 (1994)

Cited by

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

• Danforth v. Minnesota · 552 U.S. 264 (2008)
• United States v. Booker · 543 U.S. 220 (2005)
• Ryder v. United States · 515 U.S. 177 (1995)
• George v. McDonough · 596 U.S. 740 (2022)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1995). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).