Schwegmann Brothers et al. v. Calvert Distillers Corp.

Decided May 21, 1951. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 442 · 341 U.S. 384 (1951) · Cited 658 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

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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.

• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• Parker v. Brown · 317 U.S. 341 (1943)
• Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. · 340 U.S. 211 (1951)
• Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp. · 299 U.S. 183 (1936)
• Soon Hing v. Crowley · 113 U.S. 703 (1885)
• Commissioner v. Estate of Church · 335 U.S. 632 (1949)
• Zahn v. Board of Public Works · 274 U.S. 325 (1927)
• Radice v. People of New York · 264 U.S. 292 (1924)

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• California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc. · 445 U.S. 97 (1980)
• Arizona v. California · 373 U.S. 546 (1963)
• New Motor Vehicle Bd. of Cal. v. Orrin W. Fox Co. · 439 U.S. 96 (1978)
• United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc. · 351 U.S. 305 (1956)
• United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co. · 430 U.S. 564 (1977)
• North Haven Board of Education v. Bell · 456 U.S. 512 (1982)
• Community Communications Co. v. City of Boulder · 455 U.S. 40 (1982)
• Rice v. Norman Williams Co. · 458 U.S. 654 (1982)
• Dawson Chemical Co. v. Rohm & Haas Co. · 448 U.S. 176 (1980)
• Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · 425 U.S. 185 (1976)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink · 410 U.S. 73 (1973)
• Serfass v. United States · 420 U.S. 377 (1975)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. · 508 U.S. 49 (1993)
• Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States · 379 U.S. 241 (1964)
• Garcia v. United States · 469 U.S. 70 (1984)
• Bryan v. United States · 524 U.S. 184 (1998)
• City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc. · 499 U.S. 365 (1991)
• National Woodwork Manufacturers Ass'n v. National Labor Relations Board · 386 U.S. 612 (1967)
• Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 350 U.S. 270 (1956)
• Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp. · 453 U.S. 473 (1981)
• New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino · 413 U.S. 405 (1973)
• County of Washington v. Gunther · 452 U.S. 161 (1981)
• Selective Service System v. Minnesota Public Interest Research Group · 468 U.S. 841 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Fruit & Vegetable Packers & Warehousemen, Local 760 · 377 U.S. 58 (1964)

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