S&e Contractors, Inc. v. United States

Decided April 24, 1972. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 70-88 · 406 U.S. 1 (1972) · Cited 106 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

“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.

• United States v. Wunderlich · 342 U.S. 98 (1951)
• Kihlberg v. United States · 97 U.S. 398 (1878)
• Martinsburg & Potomac Railroad v. March · 114 U.S. 549 (1885)
• United States v. Moorman · 338 U.S. 457 (1950)
• Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co. · 324 U.S. 806 (1945)
• United States v. Carlo Bianchi & Co. · 373 U.S. 709 (1963)
• Small Business Administration v. McClellan · 364 U.S. 446 (1960)
• Goltra v. Weeks · 271 U.S. 536 (1926)
• United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co. · 384 U.S. 394 (1966)
• Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. v. Hartford-Empire Co. · 322 U.S. 238 (1944)
• United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290 (1897)
• Vitarelli v. Seaton · 359 U.S. 535 (1959)
• Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp. · 341 U.S. 384 (1951)
• Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 350 U.S. 270 (1956)
• Rex Trailer Co. v. United States · 350 U.S. 148 (1956)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760 · 377 U.S. 58 (1964)
• United States v. Hougham · 364 U.S. 310 (1960)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Nash-Finch Co. · 404 U.S. 138 (1971)
• United States v. Anthony Grace & Sons, Inc. · 384 U.S. 424 (1966)

Cited by

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

• Dawson Chemical Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co. · 448 U.S. 176 (1980)
• Moore v. Illinois · 408 U.S. 786 (1972)

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