Richfield Oil Corp. v. State Board of Equalization

Decided November 25, 1946. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 46 · 329 U.S. 69 (1946) · Cited 201 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.

• Brown v. Maryland · 25 U.S. 419 (1827)
• A. G. Spalding & Bros. v. Edwards · 262 U.S. 66 (1923)
• Cornell v. Coyne · 192 U.S. 418 (1904)
• Clark v. Williard · 292 U.S. 112 (1934)
• Bank of Columbia v. Okely · 17 U.S. 122 (1819)
• Western Live Stock v. Bureau of Revenue · 303 U.S. 250 (1938)
• Brown v. Houston · 114 U.S. 622 (1885)
• McGoldrick v. Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. · 309 U.S. 33 (1940)
• Nippert v. City of Richmond · 327 U.S. 416 (1946)
• J. D. Adams Manufacturing Co. v. Storen · 304 U.S. 307 (1938)
• Willcutts v. Bunn · 282 U.S. 216 (1931)
• Market Street Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of California · 324 U.S. 548 (1945)
• Gwin, White & Prince, Inc. v. Henneford · 305 U.S. 434 (1939)
• Woodruff v. Parham · 75 U.S. 123 (1869)
• Radio Station Wow, Inc. v. Johnson · 326 U.S. 120 (1945)
• Fairbank v. United States · 181 U.S. 283 (1901)
• Hooven & Allison Co. v. Evatt · 324 U.S. 652 (1945)
• Crew Levick Co. v. Pennsylvania · 245 U.S. 292 (1917)
• Morgan v. Virginia · 328 U.S. 373 (1946)
• Superior Oil Co. v. Mississippi Ex Rel. Knox · 280 U.S. 390 (1930)
• Best & Co. v. Maxwell · 311 U.S. 454 (1940)
• Carson Petroleum Co. v. Vial, Sheriff & Tax Collector · 279 U.S. 95 (1929)
• Thames & Mersey Marine Insurance v. United States · 237 U.S. 19 (1915)

Cited by

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

• Department of Revenue v. Ass'n of Washington Stevedoring Companies · 435 U.S. 734 (1978)
• United States v. International Business MacHines Corp. · 517 U.S. 843 (1996)
• Mills v. Alabama · 384 U.S. 214 (1966)
• Local No. 438 Construction & General Laborers' Union v. Curry · 371 U.S. 542 (1963)
• Republic Natural Gas Co. v. Oklahoma · 334 U.S. 62 (1948)
• Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn · 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
• Abood v. Detroit Board of Education · 431 U.S. 209 (1977)
• Carey v. Saffold · 536 U.S. 214 (2002)
• Mercantile Nat. Bank at Dallas v. Langdeau · 371 U.S. 555 (1963)
• Freeman v. Hewit · 329 U.S. 249 (1946)
• Kern-Limerick, Inc. v. Scurlock · 347 U.S. 110 (1954)
• Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. v. Calvert · 347 U.S. 157 (1954)
• Pope v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 345 U.S. 379 (1953)

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