Sherrer v. Sherrer

Decided June 7, 1948. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 36 · 334 U.S. 343 (1948) · Cited 488 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Williams v. North Carolina · 325 U.S. 226 (1945)
• Williams v. North Carolina · 317 U.S. 287 (1943)
• Stoll v. Gottlieb · 305 U.S. 165 (1938)
• Davis v. Davis · 305 U.S. 32 (1938)
• Treinies v. Sunshine Mining Co. · 308 U.S. 66 (1940)
• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · 308 U.S. 371 (1940)
• Baldwin v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Assn. · 283 U.S. 522 (1931)
• Chicago Life Insurance v. Cherry · 244 U.S. 25 (1917)
• Milwaukee County v. M. E. White Co. · 296 U.S. 268 (1935)
• American Surety Co. v. Baldwin · 287 U.S. 156 (1932)
• Broderick v. Rosner · 294 U.S. 629 (1935)
• Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. Adkins · 310 U.S. 381 (1940)
• In Re Burrus · 136 U.S. 586 (1890)
• Heiser v. Woodruff · 327 U.S. 726 (1946)
• Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal. · 294 U.S. 532 (1935)
• Magnolia Petroleum Co. v. Hunt · 320 U.S. 430 (1944)
• Fall v. Eastin · 215 U.S. 1 (1909)
• Yarborough v. Yarborough · 290 U.S. 202 (1933)
• Ohio Ex Rel. Popovici v. Agler · 280 U.S. 379 (1930)
• Forsyth v. Hammond · 166 U.S. 506 (1897)
• Worcester County Trust Co. v. Riley · 302 U.S. 292 (1937)
• Cromwell v. County of Sac · 94 U.S. 351 (1877)
• Shelley v. Kraemer · 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
• TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al. · 306 U.S. 398 (1939)
• Coe v. Coe · 334 U.S. 378 (1948)
• Boyd's Lessee v. Graves · 17 U.S. 513 (1819)

Cited by

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

• Cook v. Cook · 342 U.S. 126 (1951)
• Johnson v. Muelberger · 340 U.S. 581 (1951)
• Durfee v. Duke · 375 U.S. 106 (1963)
• May v. Anderson · 345 U.S. 528 (1953)
• Thomas v. Washington Gas Light Co. · 448 U.S. 261 (1980)
• Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp. · 456 U.S. 461 (1982)
• Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
• Baker v. General Motors Corp. · 522 U.S. 222 (1998)
• Underwriters National Assurance Co. v. North Carolina Life & Accident & Health Insurance Guaranty Ass'n · 455 U.S. 691 (1982)
• Vanderbilt v. Vanderbilt · 354 U.S. 416 (1957)
• Sutton v. Leib · 342 U.S. 402 (1952)

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