Summit Health, Ltd., et al. v. Simon J. Pinhas

Decided May 28, 1991. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 89-1679 · 500 U.S. 322 (1991) · Cited 236 times

Holding

Pinhas' allegations satisfy the Act's jurisdictional requirements.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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.

• McLain v. Real Estate Board of New Orleans, Inc. · 444 U.S. 232 (1980)
• Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex Hospital · 425 U.S. 738 (1976)
• United States v. Oregon State Medical Society · 343 U.S. 326 (1952)
• Monsanto Co. v. Spray-Rite Service Corp. · 465 U.S. 752 (1984)
• Mandeville Island Farms, Inc. v. American Crystal Sugar Co. · 334 U.S. 219 (1948)
• Burke v. Ford · 389 U.S. 320 (1967)
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · 475 U.S. 574 (1986)
• Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 438 U.S. 422 (1978)
• American Tobacco Co. v. United States · 328 U.S. 781 (1946)
• Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar · 421 U.S. 773 (1975)
• Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde · 466 U.S. 2 (1984)
• United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn. · 322 U.S. 533 (1944)
• Apex Hosiery Co. v. Leader · 310 U.S. 469 (1940)
• Atlantic Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. United States · 286 U.S. 427 (1932)
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Copp Paving Co. · 419 U.S. 186 (1974)
• Radovich v. National Football League · 352 U.S. 445 (1957)
• United States v. National Ass'n of Real Estate Boards · 339 U.S. 485 (1950)
• United States v. Frankfort Distilleries, Inc. · 324 U.S. 293 (1945)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Ass'n · 493 U.S. 411 (1990)
• United States v. Container Corporation of America · 393 U.S. 333 (1969)
• Hunt v. Crumboch · 325 U.S. 821 (1945)

Cited by

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

• Davis Ex Rel. LaShonda D. v. Monroe County Board of Education · 526 U.S. 629 (1999)
• Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education · 544 U.S. 167 (2005)

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