Tampa Electric Co. v. Nashville Coal Co. et al.
Decided February 27, 1961. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 87 · 365 U.S. 320 (1961) · Cited 623 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Tom C. Clark · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Charles Evans Whittaker
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 2
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- International Boxing Club of New York, Inc. v. United States · 358 U.S. 242 (1959)
- Standard Oil Co. of California v. United States · 337 U.S. 293 (1949)
- International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
- Times-Picayune Publishing Co. v. United States · 345 U.S. 594 (1953)
- United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United States · 258 U.S. 451 (1922)
- United States v. Columbia Steel Co. · 334 U.S. 495 (1948)
- Kelly v. Kosuga · 358 U.S. 516 (1959)
- Appalachian Coals, Inc. v. United States · 288 U.S. 344 (1933)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
- United States v. Grinnell Corp. · 384 U.S. 563 (1966)
- Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde · 466 U.S. 2 (1984)
- United States v. Von's Grocery Co. · 384 U.S. 270 (1966)
- United States v. Philadelphia National Bank · 374 U.S. 321 (1963)
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 441 U.S. 1 (1979)
- United States v. Pabst Brewing Co. · 384 U.S. 546 (1966)
Official text
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