Tcherepnin et al. v. Knight et al.

Decided December 18, 1967. Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 104 · 389 U.S. 332 (1967) · Cited 878 times

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Decided 8–0.

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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.

• Securities & Exchange Commission v. C. M. Joiner Leasing Corp. · 320 U.S. 344 (1943)
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co. · 328 U.S. 293 (1946)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance · 359 U.S. 65 (1959)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. United Benefit Life Insurance · 387 U.S. 202 (1967)

Cited by

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• United Housing Foundation, Inc. v. Forman · 421 U.S. 837 (1975)
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Daniel · 439 U.S. 551 (1979)
• Landreth Timber Co. v. Landreth · 471 U.S. 681 (1985)
• Marine Bank v. Weaver · 455 U.S. 551 (1982)
• Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. · 404 U.S. 6 (1971)
• Reves v. Ernst & Young · 494 U.S. 56 (1990)
• Ernst & Ernst v. Hochfelder · 425 U.S. 185 (1976)
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
• Sutton v. United Air Lines, Inc. · 527 U.S. 471 (1999)
• Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co. · 417 U.S. 506 (1974)
• Pinter v. Dahl · 486 U.S. 622 (1988)
• Lowe v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 472 U.S. 181 (1985)
• Abbott Laboratories v. Portland Retail Druggists Assn., Inc. · 425 U.S. 1 (1976)
• United States v. Eurodif S. A. · 555 U.S. 305 (2009)

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