St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. et al. v. Barry et al.

Decided June 29, 1978. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-240 · 438 U.S. 531 (1978) · Cited 360 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.

• United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn. · 322 U.S. 533 (1944)
• Federal Trade Commission v. National Casualty Co. · 357 U.S. 560 (1958)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. National Securities, Inc. · 393 U.S. 453 (1969)
• Connell Construction Co. v. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union No. 100 · 421 U.S. 616 (1975)
• United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division v. Craft · 436 U.S. 1 (1978)
• United States v. Concentrated Phosphate Export Assn., Inc. · 393 U.S. 199 (1968)
• Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
• Paramount Famous Lasky Corp. v. United States · 282 U.S. 30 (1930)
• Sosna v. Iowa · 419 U.S. 393 (1975)
• Parker v. Brown · 317 U.S. 341 (1943)
• Continental T. v. Inc. v. GTE Sylvania Inc. · 433 U.S. 36 (1977)
• Paul v. Virginia · 75 U.S. 168 (1869)
• United States v. Topco Associates, Inc. · 405 U.S. 596 (1972)
• Silver v. New York Stock Exchange · 373 U.S. 341 (1963)
• Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission · 312 U.S. 457 (1941)
• White Motor Co. v. United States · 372 U.S. 253 (1963)
• United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
• Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. · 340 U.S. 211 (1951)
• United States v. General Motors Corp. · 384 U.S. 127 (1966)
• Prudential Insurance v. Benjamin · 328 U.S. 408 (1946)
• Loewe v. Lawlor · 208 U.S. 274 (1908)
• United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc. · 324 U.S. 293 (1945)
• Milk Wagon Drivers' Union, Local No. 753 v. Lake Valley Farm Products, Inc. · 311 U.S. 91 (1940)
• Bedford Cut Stone Co. v. Journeymen Stone Cutters' Ass'n · 274 U.S. 37 (1927)
• Duparquet Huot & Moneuse Co. v. Evans · 297 U.S. 216 (1936)

Cited by

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

• Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. California · 509 U.S. 764 (1993)
• Group Life & Health Insurance v. Royal Drug Co. · 440 U.S. 205 (1979)
• Iron Arrow Honor Society v. Heckler · 464 U.S. 67 (1983)
• Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Ward · 470 U.S. 869 (1985)
• Aaron v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 446 U.S. 680 (1980)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists · 476 U.S. 447 (1986)
• Dennis v. Higgins · 498 U.S. 439 (1991)
• Northwest Wholesale Stationers, Inc. v. Pacific Stationery & Printing Co. · 472 U.S. 284 (1985)
• United States Department of Treasury v. Fabe · 508 U.S. 491 (1993)
• Humana Inc. v. Forsyth · 525 U.S. 299 (1999)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Ass'n · 493 U.S. 411 (1990)

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