Schwabacher et al. v. United States et al.
Decided May 3, 1948. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 258 · 334 U.S. 182 (1948) · Cited 103 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frank Murphy
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 3
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
“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.
- Wisconsin RR Comm. v. C., B. & QRR CO. · 257 U.S. 563 (1922)
- Dayton-Goose Creek Railway Co. v. United States, Interstate Commerce Commission · 263 U.S. 456 (1924)
- United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534 (1940)
- New York Central Securities Corporation v. United States · 287 U.S. 12 (1932)
- Market Street Railway Co. v. Railroad Commission of California · 324 U.S. 548 (1945)
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. · 270 U.S. 266 (1926)
- Palmer v. Massachusetts · 308 U.S. 79 (1939)
- Railroad Commission of California v. Southern Pacific Co. · 264 U.S. 331 (1924)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. American Train Dispatchers' Ass'n · 499 U.S. 117 (1991)
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers · 482 U.S. 270 (1987)
- Penn-Central Merger & N & W Inclusion Cases · 389 U.S. 486 (1968)
- Callaway v. Benton · 336 U.S. 132 (1949)
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