Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission

Decided January 8, 1951. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 1 · 340 U.S. 231 (1951) · Cited 195 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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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.

• Corn Products Refining Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 324 U.S. 726 (1945)
• Federal Trade Commission v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. · 324 U.S. 746 (1945)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Cement Institute · 333 U.S. 683 (1948)
• Associated Press v. United States · 326 U.S. 1 (1945)
• Walling v. Jacksonville Paper Co. · 317 U.S. 564 (1943)
• Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States · 337 U.S. 293 (1949)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Morton Salt Co. · 334 U.S. 37 (1948)
• Stafford v. Wallace · 258 U.S. 495 (1922)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Algoma Lumber Co. · 291 U.S. 67 (1934)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Pacific States Paper Trade Ass'n · 273 U.S. 52 (1927)
• United States v. Line Material Co. · 333 U.S. 287 (1948)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 340 U.S. 76 (1950)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Standard Oil Co. of Kentucky · 275 U.S. 257 (1927)
• Higgins v. Carr Brothers Co. · 317 U.S. 572 (1943)

Cited by

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

• Falls City Industries, Inc. v. Vanco Beverage, Inc. · 460 U.S. 428 (1983)
• Texaco Inc. v. Hasbrouck · 496 U.S. 543 (1990)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
• Automatic Canteen Co. of America v. Federal Trade Commission · 346 U.S. 61 (1953)
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 440 U.S. 69 (1979)
• Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio · 490 U.S. 642 (1989)
• National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States · 435 U.S. 679 (1978)
• Exxon Corp. v. Governor of Maryland · 437 U.S. 117 (1978)
• Brooke Group Ltd. v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. · 509 U.S. 209 (1993)
• City of Columbia v. Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc. · 499 U.S. 365 (1991)
• Business Electronics Corp. v. Sharp Electronics Corp. · 485 U.S. 717 (1988)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Ruberoid Co. · 343 U.S. 470 (1952)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Sun Oil Co. · 371 U.S. 505 (1963)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Simplicity Pattern Co. · 360 U.S. 55 (1959)

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