Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Mackey et al.

Decided June 11, 1956. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 34 · 351 U.S. 427 (1956) · Cited 986 times

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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.

• Reeves v. Beardall · 316 U.S. 283 (1942)
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
• Cobbledick v. United States · 309 U.S. 323 (1940)
• Forgay v. Conrad · 47 U.S. 201 (1848)
• Dickinson v. Petroleum Conversion Corp. · 338 U.S. 507 (1950)
• Collins v. Miller · 252 U.S. 364 (1920)
• United States v. Girault · 52 U.S. 22 (1851)
• Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. · 312 U.S. 1 (1941)
• Baltimore Contractors, Inc. v. Bodinger · 348 U.S. 176 (1955)
• Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A. · 339 U.S. 684 (1950)
• Radio Station Wow, Inc. v. Johnson · 326 U.S. 120 (1945)
• United States v. River Rouge Improvement Co. · 269 U.S. 411 (1926)
• Hohorst v. Hamburg-American Packet Co. · 148 U.S. 262 (1893)

Cited by

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

• Curtiss-Wright Corp. v. General Electric Co. · 446 U.S. 1 (1980)
• Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Wetzel · 424 U.S. 737 (1976)
• Reiter v. Cooper · 507 U.S. 258 (1993)
• Green Tree Financial Corp.-Alabama v. Randolph · 531 U.S. 79 (2000)
• Sullivan v. Finkelstein · 496 U.S. 617 (1990)
• Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp. v. Shell Oil Co. · 444 U.S. 572 (1980)

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