Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1948

The 122 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1948: 114 signed by a Justice and 8 per curiam.

DecidedCaseOpinion byCitationCited
June 27, 1949Eisler v. United StatesPer curiam338 U.S. 189 (1949)117
June 27, 1949Brinegar v. United StatesWiley Blount Rutledge338 U.S. 160 (1949)6013
June 27, 1949Securities and Exchange Commission v. Central-Illinois Securities Corp. et al.Wiley Blount Rutledge338 U.S. 96 (1949)
June 27, 1949Christoffel v. United StatesFrank Murphy338 U.S. 84 (1949)
June 27, 1949Lustig v. United StatesFelix Frankfurter338 U.S. 74 (1949)415
June 27, 1949Harris v. South CarolinaFelix Frankfurter338 U.S. 68 (1949)204
June 27, 1949Turner v. PennsylvaniaFelix Frankfurter338 U.S. 62 (1949)277
June 27, 1949Watts v. IndianaFelix Frankfurter338 U.S. 49 (1949)831
June 27, 1949Wolf v. ColoradoFelix Frankfurter338 U.S. 25 (1949)1554
June 27, 1949Kimball Laundry Co. v. United StatesFelix Frankfurter338 U.S. 1 (1949)443
June 27, 1949Fink v. Shepard Steamship Co.Stanley Forman Reed337 U.S. 810 (1949)
June 27, 1949Weade et al. v. Dichmann, Wright & Pugh, Inc.Stanley Forman Reed337 U.S. 801 (1949)
June 27, 1949Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterStanley Forman Reed337 U.S. 783 (1949)311
June 27, 1949Gibbs v. Burke, WardenStanley Forman Reed337 U.S. 773 (1949)150
June 27, 1949Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McComb, Wage & Hour AdministratorFrederick Moore Vinson337 U.S. 755 (1949)170
June 27, 1949Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Culbertson et Ux.Frederick Moore Vinson337 U.S. 733 (1949)1129
June 27, 1949Larson, War Assets Administrator and Surplus Property Administrator, v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Frederick Moore Vinson337 U.S. 682 (1949)1701
June 20, 1949Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co. v. Stone, Chairman State Tax CommissionWiley Blount Rutledge337 U.S. 662 (1949)
June 20, 1949National Labor Relations Board v. Pittsburgh Steamship Co.Wiley Blount Rutledge337 U.S. 656 (1949)127
June 20, 1949National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc.Robert Houghwout Jackson337 U.S. 582 (1949)328
June 20, 1949Wheeling Steel Corp. v. Glander, Tax Commissioner of OhioRobert Houghwout Jackson337 U.S. 562 (1949)126
June 20, 1949Cohen, Executrix, et al. v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. et al.Robert Houghwout Jackson337 U.S. 541 (1949)10863
June 20, 1949Woods v. Interstate Realty Co.William Orville Douglas337 U.S. 535 (1949)479
June 20, 1949Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.William Orville Douglas337 U.S. 530 (1949)503
June 20, 1949Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 727 v. Campbell et al.Felix Frankfurter337 U.S. 521 (1949)124
June 20, 1949Federal Power Commission v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. et al.Stanley Forman Reed337 U.S. 498 (1949)170
June 20, 1949Propper, Receiver, v. Clark, Attorney General, as Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, et al.Stanley Forman Reed337 U.S. 472 (1949)311
June 20, 1949United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission et al.Hugo Lafayette Black337 U.S. 426 (1949)
June 13, 1949Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. WodehouseHarold Hitz Burton337 U.S. 369 (1949)
June 13, 1949United States v. WittekHarold Hitz Burton337 U.S. 346 (1949)
June 13, 1949United States v. CorsWilliam Orville Douglas337 U.S. 325 (1949)187
June 13, 1949Standard Oil Company of California et al. v. United StatesFelix Frankfurter337 U.S. 293 (1949)495
June 13, 1949Joy Oil Co., Ltd. v. State Tax CommissionFelix Frankfurter337 U.S. 286 (1949)
June 6, 1949Federal Communications Commission v. Wjr, the Goodwill Station, Inc. et al.Wiley Blount Rutledge337 U.S. 265 (1949)272
June 6, 1949City of Morgantown v. Royal Insurance Co., Ltd.Frank Murphy337 U.S. 254 (1949)164
June 6, 1949Williams v. New YorkHugo Lafayette Black337 U.S. 241 (1949)2766
June 6, 1949Young v. Ragen, WardenFrederick Moore Vinson337 U.S. 235 (1949)136
May 31, 1949National Labor Relations Board v. Crompton-Highland Mills, Inc.Harold Hitz Burton337 U.S. 217 (1949)146
May 31, 1949United States v. Penn Foundry & Manufacturing Co., Inc.Harold Hitz Burton337 U.S. 198 (1949)
May 31, 1949Urie v. Thompson, TrusteeWiley Blount Rutledge337 U.S. 163 (1949)1351
May 31, 1949Empresa Siderurgica, S. a., et al. v. County of Merced et al.William Orville Douglas337 U.S. 154 (1949)
May 31, 1949Smith v. United StatesStanley Forman Reed337 U.S. 137 (1949)174
May 31, 1949Hynes, Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, v. Grimes Packing Co. et al.Stanley Forman Reed337 U.S. 86 (1949)152
May 31, 1949United States v. National City Lines, Inc. et al.Frederick Moore Vinson337 U.S. 78 (1949)139
May 31, 1949Kilpatrick v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Frederick Moore Vinson337 U.S. 75 (1949)
May 31, 1949Ex Parte CollettFrederick Moore Vinson337 U.S. 55 (1949)508
May 16, 1949Brooks v. United StatesFrank Murphy337 U.S. 49 (1949)344
May 16, 1949Union National Bank v. LambWilliam Orville Douglas337 U.S. 38 (1949)130
May 16, 1949Terminiello v. ChicagoWilliam Orville Douglas337 U.S. 1 (1949)1230
May 9, 1949United States Ex Rel. Johnson v. Shaughnessy, Acting District Director of Immigration and NaturalizationHugo Lafayette Black336 U.S. 806 (1949)
May 2, 1949United States v. UrbuteitPer curiam336 U.S. 804 (1949)
May 2, 1949United States v. Wallace & Tiernan Co. et al.Hugo Lafayette Black336 U.S. 793 (1949)165
April 25, 1949California v. Zook et al.Frank Murphy336 U.S. 725 (1949)181
April 25, 1949Griffin v. United StatesFelix Frankfurter336 U.S. 704 (1949)107
April 25, 1949Humphrey, Warden, v. SmithHugo Lafayette Black336 U.S. 695 (1949)103
April 25, 1949Wade v. Hunter, WardenHugo Lafayette Black336 U.S. 684 (1949)1511
April 18, 1949Fountain v. Filson et Ux.Per curiam336 U.S. 681 (1949)160
April 18, 1949Rice v. RicePer curiam336 U.S. 674 (1949)
April 18, 1949United States v. Jones, ReceiverWiley Blount Rutledge336 U.S. 641 (1949)
April 18, 1949Defense Supplies Corp. et al. v. Lawrence Warehouse Co. et al.Frank Murphy336 U.S. 631 (1949)
April 18, 1949Nye & Nissen, a Corporation, et al. v. United StatesWilliam Orville Douglas336 U.S. 613 (1949)977
April 18, 1949Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardWilliam Orville Douglas336 U.S. 601 (1949)
April 18, 1949Federal Power Commission et al. v. Interstate Natural Gas Co. et al.William Orville Douglas336 U.S. 577 (1949)
April 4, 1949H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du Mond, Commissioner of Agriculture and MarketsRobert Houghwout Jackson336 U.S. 525 (1949)560
April 4, 1949Farrell v. United States et al.Robert Houghwout Jackson336 U.S. 511 (1949)403
April 4, 1949United States v. KnightWilliam Orville Douglas336 U.S. 505 (1949)
April 4, 1949Giboney et al. v. Empire Storage & Ice Co.Hugo Lafayette Black336 U.S. 490 (1949)874
April 4, 1949Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. et al. v. Acme Fast Freight, Inc.Frederick Moore Vinson336 U.S. 465 (1949)
March 28, 1949United States v. Women'S Sportswear Manufacturers Association et al.Robert Houghwout Jackson336 U.S. 460 (1949)202
March 28, 1949Krulewitch v. United StatesHugo Lafayette Black336 U.S. 440 (1949)1293
March 28, 1949National Carbide Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueFrederick Moore Vinson336 U.S. 422 (1949)410
March 14, 1949Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. PhippsFrank Murphy336 U.S. 410 (1949)
March 14, 1949Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd. et al.Felix Frankfurter336 U.S. 386 (1949)
March 14, 1949Stainback, Governor of the Territory of Hawaii, et al. v. Mo Hock Ke Lok Po, an Eleemosynary Corporation, et al.Stanley Forman Reed336 U.S. 368 (1949)133
March 7, 1949Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Texas CompanyWiley Blount Rutledge336 U.S. 342 (1949)117
March 7, 1949City of New York v. Saper, Trustee in BankruptcyRobert Houghwout Jackson336 U.S. 328 (1949)223
March 7, 1949Algoma Plywood & Veneer Co. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations BoardFelix Frankfurter336 U.S. 301 (1949)172
March 7, 1949Foley Bros., Inc. et al. v. FilardoStanley Forman Reed336 U.S. 281 (1949)328
February 28, 1949Graver Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc. et al. v. Linde Air Products Co.Robert Houghwout Jackson336 U.S. 271 (1949)372
February 28, 1949International Union, U. a. W. a., a. F. of L., Local 232, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.Robert Houghwout Jackson336 U.S. 245 (1949)280
February 28, 1949National Labor Relations Board v. Stowe Spinning Co. et al.Frank Murphy336 U.S. 226 (1949)
February 28, 1949Daniel, Attorney General, et al. v. Family Security Life Insurance Co. et al.Frank Murphy336 U.S. 220 (1949)153
February 28, 1949United States Ex Rel. Hirshberg v. Cooke, Commanding OfficerHugo Lafayette Black336 U.S. 210 (1949)
February 14, 1949Reynolds, Administratrix, v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.Per curiam336 U.S. 207 (1949)
February 14, 1949Lawson, Deputy Commissioner, United States Employees' Compensation Commission, v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co. et al.Frank Murphy336 U.S. 198 (1949)232
February 14, 1949McComb, Wage and Hour Administrator, v. Jacksonville Paper Co. et al.William Orville Douglas336 U.S. 187 (1949)1180
February 14, 1949Wisconsin Electric Power Co. v. United StatesStanley Forman Reed336 U.S. 176 (1949)
February 7, 1949Ott, Commissioner of Public Finance, et al. v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. et al.William Orville Douglas336 U.S. 169 (1949)
February 7, 1949Fisher v. Pace, SheriffStanley Forman Reed336 U.S. 155 (1949)124
February 7, 1949Callaway, Trustee, et al. v. Benton et al.Frederick Moore Vinson336 U.S. 132 (1949)110
January 31, 1949Goggin, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. Division of Labor Law Enforcement of CaliforniaHarold Hitz Burton336 U.S. 118 (1949)
January 31, 1949Railway Express Agency, Inc. et al. v. New YorkWilliam Orville Douglas336 U.S. 106 (1949)673
January 31, 1949Kovacs v. Cooper, JudgeStanley Forman Reed336 U.S. 77 (1949)1120
January 31, 1949Wilkerson v. McCarthy et al., TrusteesHugo Lafayette Black336 U.S. 53 (1949)493
January 17, 1949Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. JacobsonHarold Hitz Burton336 U.S. 28 (1949)341
January 17, 1949La Crosse Telephone Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board et al.William Orville Douglas336 U.S. 18 (1949)109
January 17, 1949Leiman et al. v. Guttman et al.William Orville Douglas336 U.S. 1 (1949)
January 17, 1949Estate of Spiegel et al. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueHugo Lafayette Black335 U.S. 701 (1949)162
January 17, 1949Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of ChurchHugo Lafayette Black335 U.S. 632 (1949)281
January 17, 1949Klapprott v. United StatesHugo Lafayette Black335 U.S. 601 (1949)1144
January 3, 1949Henslee, Collector of Internal Revenue, v. Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co. et al.Per curiam335 U.S. 595 (1949)422
January 3, 1949Ayrshire Collieries Corp. et al. v. United States et al.William Orville Douglas335 U.S. 573 (1949)
January 3, 1949Jungersen v. Ostby & Barton Co. et al.Stanley Forman Reed335 U.S. 560 (1949)165
January 3, 1949American Federation of Labor et al. v. American Sash & Door Co. et al.Hugo Lafayette Black335 U.S. 538 (1949)188
January 3, 1949Lincoln Federal Labor Union et al. v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co. et al.Hugo Lafayette Black335 U.S. 525 (1949)288
January 3, 1949Coray, Ancillary Administrator, v. Southern Pacific Co.Hugo Lafayette Black335 U.S. 520 (1949)151
December 20, 1948Frazier v. United StatesWiley Blount Rutledge335 U.S. 497 (1948)305
December 20, 1948Michelson v. United StatesRobert Houghwout Jackson335 U.S. 469 (1948)1808
December 20, 1948Goesaert et al. v. Cleary et al., Members of the Liquor Control Commission of MichiganFelix Frankfurter335 U.S. 464 (1948)298
December 13, 1948McDonald et al. v. United StatesWilliam Orville Douglas335 U.S. 451 (1948)1736
December 13, 1948Uveges v. PennsylvaniaStanley Forman Reed335 U.S. 437 (1948)278
December 13, 1948Upshaw v. United StatesHugo Lafayette Black335 U.S. 410 (1948)323
December 6, 1948Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc. et al. v. Connell et al.Stanley Forman Reed335 U.S. 377 (1948)
November 22, 1948Grand River Dam Authority v. Grand-HydroHarold Hitz Burton335 U.S. 359 (1948)
November 22, 1948United States v. UrbuteitWilliam Orville Douglas335 U.S. 355 (1948)
November 22, 1948Kordel v. United StatesWilliam Orville Douglas335 U.S. 345 (1948)201
November 22, 1948Adkins, Administratrix, v. E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co., Inc. United States, IntervenorHugo Lafayette Black335 U.S. 331 (1948)3220
November 15, 1948Eckenrode, Administratrix, v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.Per curiam335 U.S. 329 (1948)
November 15, 1948Ford Motor Co. v. United StatesFelix Frankfurter335 U.S. 303 (1948)
November 8, 1948Hoiness v. United StatesWilliam Orville Douglas335 U.S. 297 (1948)
November 8, 1948Mandel Brothers, Inc. v. WallaceHugo Lafayette Black335 U.S. 291 (1948)
October 21, 1948Macdougall et al. v. Green, Governor of Illinois, et al.Per curiam335 U.S. 281 (1948)142

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Source: opinions from October Term 1948, the U.S. Reports (via govinfo.gov / supremecourt.gov), with authoring Justice and vote from the Supreme Court Database (Washington University) or the Court’s syllabus. Citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying.