Supreme Court of the United States

Opinions of October Term 1958

The 136 opinions the Supreme Court issued in the term that opened in October 1958: 99 signed by a Justice and 37 per curiam.

Decided	Case	Opinion by	Citation	Cited
June 29, 1959	Illinois v. Michigan et al.	Per curiam	360 U.S. 712 (1959)	–
June 29, 1959	Taylor v. McElroy et al.	Per curiam	360 U.S. 709 (1959)	–
June 29, 1959	Kingsley International Pictures Corp. v. Regents of the University of the State of New York	Potter Stewart	360 U.S. 684 (1959)	291
June 29, 1959	Ingram et al. v. United States	Potter Stewart	360 U.S. 672 (1959)	355
June 29, 1959	In Re Sawyer	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	360 U.S. 622 (1959)	163
June 29, 1959	Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Price	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	360 U.S. 601 (1959)	165
June 29, 1959	Howard v. Lyons et al.	John Marshall Harlan	360 U.S. 593 (1959)	202
June 29, 1959	Barr v. Matteo et al.	John Marshall Harlan	360 U.S. 564 (1959)	1312
June 29, 1959	Pennsylvania Railroad Co. v. Day, Administrator	Felix Frankfurter	360 U.S. 548 (1959)	128
June 29, 1959	Farmers Educational & Cooperative Union of America, North Dakota Division, v. Wday, Inc.	Hugo Lafayette Black	360 U.S. 525 (1959)	108
June 29, 1959	Greene v. McElroy et al.	Earl Warren	360 U.S. 474 (1959)	1385
June 22, 1959	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc., v. Bennett, Attorney General of Arkansas, et al.	Per curiam	360 U.S. 471 (1959)	–
June 22, 1959	Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Hansen et Ux.	Charles Evans Whittaker	360 U.S. 446 (1959)	410
June 22, 1959	Raley et al. v. Ohio	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	360 U.S. 423 (1959)	376
June 22, 1959	Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co., Inc., v. River Terminals Corp.	John Marshall Harlan	360 U.S. 411 (1959)	126
June 22, 1959	Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. United States	Tom C. Clark	360 U.S. 395 (1959)	586
June 22, 1959	Atlantic Refining Co. et al. v. Public Service Commission of New York et al.	Tom C. Clark	360 U.S. 378 (1959)	356
June 22, 1959	Rosenberg v. United States	Felix Frankfurter	360 U.S. 367 (1959)	255
June 22, 1959	Palermo v. United States	Felix Frankfurter	360 U.S. 343 (1959)	766
June 22, 1959	Safeway Stores, Inc., v. Oklahoma Retail Grocers Association, Inc., et al.	Felix Frankfurter	360 U.S. 334 (1959)	–
June 22, 1959	United States v. 93.970 Acres of Land et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	360 U.S. 328 (1959)	–
June 22, 1959	Spano v. New York	Earl Warren	360 U.S. 315 (1959)	1164
June 15, 1959	Marshall v. United States	Per curiam	360 U.S. 310 (1959)	727
June 15, 1959	National Labor Relations Board v. Fant Milling Co.	Potter Stewart	360 U.S. 301 (1959)	157
June 15, 1959	Anonymous Nos. 6 and 7 v. Baker, Justice of the Supreme Court of New York	John Marshall Harlan	360 U.S. 287 (1959)	–
June 15, 1959	Magenau, Administrator, v. Aetna Freight Lines, Inc.	Tom C. Clark	360 U.S. 273 (1959)	–
June 15, 1959	Napue v. Illinois	Earl Warren	360 U.S. 264 (1959)	4234
June 15, 1959	Burns v. Ohio	Earl Warren	360 U.S. 252 (1959)	366
June 8, 1959	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson	Per curiam	360 U.S. 240 (1959)	–
June 8, 1959	Ohio Ex Rel. Eaton v. Price, Chief of Police	Per curiam	360 U.S. 246 (1959)	–
June 8, 1959	Mills et al. v. Louisiana	Per curiam	360 U.S. 230 (1959)	–
June 8, 1959	Martin, Successor to Lawler, Secretary of Highways of Pennsylvania, et al. v. Creasy et al.	Potter Stewart	360 U.S. 219 (1959)	136
June 8, 1959	National Labor Relations Board v. Cabot Carbon Co. et al.	Charles Evans Whittaker	360 U.S. 203 (1959)	–
June 8, 1959	County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co. et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	360 U.S. 185 (1959)	896
June 8, 1959	Harrison, Attorney General of Virginia, et al. v. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al.	John Marshall Harlan	360 U.S. 167 (1959)	–
June 8, 1959	Barenblatt v. United States	John Marshall Harlan	360 U.S. 109 (1959)	488
June 8, 1959	Uphaus v. Wyman, Attorney General of New Hampshire	Tom C. Clark	360 U.S. 72 (1959)	164
June 8, 1959	Federal Trade Commission v. Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc.	Tom C. Clark	360 U.S. 55 (1959)	108
June 8, 1959	Lassiter v. Northampton County Board of Elections	William Orville Douglas	360 U.S. 45 (1959)	328
June 8, 1959	Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux	Felix Frankfurter	360 U.S. 25 (1959)	647
June 8, 1959	United States v. Atlantic Refining Co. et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	360 U.S. 19 (1959)	–
June 8, 1959	Smith v. United States	Earl Warren	360 U.S. 1 (1959)	429
June 1, 1959	National Association for the Advancement of Colored People et al. v. Williams, Revenue Commissioner	Per curiam	359 U.S. 550 (1959)	–
June 1, 1959	Vitarelli v. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior, et al.	John Marshall Harlan	359 U.S. 535 (1959)	744
May 25, 1959	Bibb, Director, Department of Public Safety of Illinois, et al. v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., et al.	William Orville Douglas	359 U.S. 520 (1959)	370
May 25, 1959	Beacon Theatres, Inc., v. Westover, U.S. District Judge, et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	359 U.S. 500 (1959)	1664
May 18, 1959	Devries et al. v. Baumgartner'S Electric Construction Co.	Per curiam	359 U.S. 498 (1959)	–
May 18, 1959	Patterson, General Administrator, et al. v. United States	Per curiam	359 U.S. 495 (1959)	–
May 18, 1959	T. I. M. E. Incorporated v. United States	John Marshall Harlan	359 U.S. 464 (1959)	129
May 18, 1959	Dick v. New York Life Insurance Co.	Earl Warren	359 U.S. 437 (1959)	228
May 4, 1959	Arroyo v. United States	Potter Stewart	359 U.S. 419 (1959)	223
May 4, 1959	Irvin v. Dowd, Warden, Indiana State Prison	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	359 U.S. 394 (1959)	146
May 4, 1959	Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Brothers, Inc.	William Orville Douglas	359 U.S. 385 (1959)	317
May 4, 1959	Frank v. Maryland	Felix Frankfurter	359 U.S. 360 (1959)	306
May 4, 1959	Plumbers, Steamfitters, Refrigeration, Petroleum Fitters, and Apprentices of Local 298, a. F. of L., et al. v. County of Door et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	359 U.S. 354 (1959)	–
May 4, 1959	Scull v. Virginia Ex Rel. Committee on Law Reform and Racial Activities	Hugo Lafayette Black	359 U.S. 344 (1959)	–
April 27, 1959	Felter v. Southern Pacific Co. et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	359 U.S. 326 (1959)	–
April 27, 1959	United States v. Isthmian Steamship Co.	Earl Warren	359 U.S. 314 (1959)	–
April 20, 1959	Koller et al. v. United States	Per curiam	359 U.S. 309 (1959)	–
April 20, 1959	Robert C. Herd & Co., Inc., v. Krawill Machinery Corp. et al.	Charles Evans Whittaker	359 U.S. 297 (1959)	250
April 20, 1959	Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Kentucky Finance Co., Inc., et al.	John Marshall Harlan	359 U.S. 290 (1959)	251
April 20, 1959	Petty, Administratrix, v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission	William Orville Douglas	359 U.S. 275 (1959)	390
April 20, 1959	Melrose Distillers, Inc., et al. v. United States	William Orville Douglas	359 U.S. 271 (1959)	–
April 20, 1959	United States v. Shirey	Felix Frankfurter	359 U.S. 255 (1959)	–
April 20, 1959	San Diego Building Trades Council et al. v. Garmon et al.	Felix Frankfurter	359 U.S. 236 (1959)	2980
April 20, 1959	Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal	Hugo Lafayette Black	359 U.S. 231 (1959)	563
April 6, 1959	Baker et al. v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.	Per curiam	359 U.S. 227 (1959)	149
April 6, 1959	Parsons et al. v. Smith, Former Collector of Internal Revenue	Charles Evans Whittaker	359 U.S. 215 (1959)	137
April 6, 1959	Klor'S, Inc., v. Broadway-Hale Stores, Inc., et al.	Hugo Lafayette Black	359 U.S. 207 (1959)	–
March 30, 1959	Abbate et al. v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	359 U.S. 187 (1959)	835
March 30, 1959	The Monrosa et al. v. Carbon Black Export, Inc.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	359 U.S. 180 (1959)	–
March 30, 1959	Service Storage & Transfer Co., Inc., v. Virginia	Tom C. Clark	359 U.S. 171 (1959)	–
March 30, 1959	Bartkus v. Illinois	Felix Frankfurter	359 U.S. 121 (1959)	1084
March 23, 1959	Joseph et al. v. Indiana.	Per curiam	359 U.S. 117 (1959)	–
March 23, 1959	Spevack v. Strauss et al.	Per curiam	359 U.S. 115 (1959)	–
March 23, 1959	Sims v. United States	Charles Evans Whittaker	359 U.S. 108 (1959)	106
March 23, 1959	Tak Shan Fong v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	359 U.S. 102 (1959)	–
March 23, 1959	Securities and Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Co. of America et al.	William Orville Douglas	359 U.S. 65 (1959)	231
March 9, 1959	Ganger et al. v. City of Miami.	Per curiam	359 U.S. 64 (1959)	–
March 9, 1959	Brown v. United States	Potter Stewart	359 U.S. 41 (1959)	239
March 9, 1959	United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc., et al.	Tom C. Clark	359 U.S. 29 (1959)	131
March 2, 1959	E T & W N C Transportation Co. v. Currie, Commissioner of Revenue of North Carolina.	Per curiam	359 U.S. 28 (1959)	–
March 2, 1959	Harris v. United States	Tom C. Clark	359 U.S. 19 (1959)	147
March 2, 1959	New York v. O'Neill	Felix Frankfurter	359 U.S. 1 (1959)	111
February 24, 1959	City of Meridian v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 639 (1959)	186
February 24, 1959	Cash v. Culver, State Prison Custodian	Potter Stewart	358 U.S. 633 (1959)	–
February 24, 1959	Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique	Potter Stewart	358 U.S. 625 (1959)	1014
February 24, 1959	United New York and New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Association et al. v. Halecki, Administratrix	Potter Stewart	358 U.S. 613 (1959)	264
February 24, 1959	The Tungus et al. v. Skovgaard, Administratrix, et al.	Potter Stewart	358 U.S. 588 (1959)	273
February 24, 1959	Williams v. Oklahoma	Charles Evans Whittaker	358 U.S. 576 (1959)	452
February 24, 1959	Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Bowers, Tax Commissioner of Ohio	Charles Evans Whittaker	358 U.S. 534 (1959)	–
February 24, 1959	Allied Stores of Ohio, Inc., v. Bowers, Tax Commissioner of Ohio	Charles Evans Whittaker	358 U.S. 522 (1959)	747
February 24, 1959	Kelly v. Kosuga	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	358 U.S. 516 (1959)	318
February 24, 1959	Cammarano et Ux. v. United States	John Marshall Harlan	358 U.S. 498 (1959)	275
February 24, 1959	Railway Express Agency, Inc., v. Virginia	Tom C. Clark	358 U.S. 434 (1959)	–
February 24, 1959	Northwestern States Portland Cement Co. v. Minnesota	Tom C. Clark	358 U.S. 450 (1959)	531
February 24, 1959	Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser et al.	William Orville Douglas	358 U.S. 423 (1959)	485
February 24, 1959	Heflin v. United States	William Orville Douglas	358 U.S. 415 (1959)	600
February 24, 1959	Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. et al.	Felix Frankfurter	358 U.S. 354 (1959)	1043
February 24, 1959	United States v. Radio Corporation of America et al.	Earl Warren	358 U.S. 334 (1959)	219
January 26, 1959	Herrmann, Trustee, v. Rogers, Attorney General	Per curiam	358 U.S. 332 (1959)	–
January 26, 1959	Rogers, Attorney General, Successor to the Alien Property Custodian, v. Calumet National Bank of Hammond, Substituted Trustee, et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 331 (1959)	–
January 26, 1959	Greene v. United States	Per curiam	358 U.S. 326 (1959)	–
January 26, 1959	Draper v. United States	Charles Evans Whittaker	358 U.S. 307 (1959)	3191
January 19, 1959	Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Afl-Cio, et al. v. Oliver et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	358 U.S. 283 (1959)	255
January 12, 1959	United States Ex Rel. Jennings v. Ragen, Warden	Per curiam	358 U.S. 276 (1959)	–
January 12, 1959	Hahn v. Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 272 (1959)	–
January 12, 1959	Hotel Employees Union, Local No. 255, et al. v. Sax Enterprises, Inc., et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 270 (1959)	–
January 12, 1959	International Boxing Club of New York, Inc., et al. v. United States	Tom C. Clark	358 U.S. 242 (1959)	160
January 12, 1959	Lee v. Madigan, Warden	William Orville Douglas	358 U.S. 228 (1959)	–
January 12, 1959	Territory of Alaska v. American Can Co. et al.	William Orville Douglas	358 U.S. 224 (1959)	–
January 12, 1959	Williams et Ux. v. Lee, Doing Business as Ganado Trading Post	Hugo Lafayette Black	358 U.S. 217 (1959)	1006
January 12, 1959	Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. Lublin, McGaughy & Associates et al.	Earl Warren	358 U.S. 207 (1959)	332
December 15, 1958	Evers et al. v. Dwyer et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 202 (1958)	188
December 15, 1958	Leedom et al., Members of the National Labor Relations Board, v. Kyne	Charles Evans Whittaker	358 U.S. 184 (1958)	999
December 15, 1958	Ladner v. United States	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	358 U.S. 169 (1958)	631
December 15, 1958	Flemming, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, v. Florida Citrus Exchange et al.	William Joseph Brennan Jr.	358 U.S. 153 (1958)	–
December 15, 1958	Flaxer v. United States	William Orville Douglas	358 U.S. 147 (1958)	–
December 15, 1958	American Trucking Associations, Inc., et al. v. Frisco Transportation Co.	Earl Warren	358 U.S. 133 (1958)	172
December 8, 1958	United States v. a & P Trucking Co. et al.	John Marshall Harlan	358 U.S. 121 (1958)	–
December 8, 1958	United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division et al.	John Marshall Harlan	358 U.S. 103 (1958)	169
November 24, 1958	Shuttlesworth et al. v. Birmingham Board of Education of Jefferson County, Alabama.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 101 (1958)	–
November 24, 1958	Hotel Employees Local No. 255, Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union, et al. v. Leedom, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 99 (1958)	–
November 24, 1958	Federal Housing Administration v. the Darlington, Inc.	William Orville Douglas	358 U.S. 84 (1958)	292
November 24, 1958	Hawkins v. United States	Hugo Lafayette Black	358 U.S. 74 (1958)	277
November 17, 1958	Boston & Maine Railroad et al. v. United States et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 68 (1958)	–
November 10, 1958	Hinkle, Administratrix, et al. v. New England Mutual Insurance Company of Boston, Massachusetts	Per curiam	358 U.S. 65 (1958)	–
November 10, 1958	California v. Washington	Per curiam	358 U.S. 64 (1958)	–
November 10, 1958	Peurifoy et al. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue	Per curiam	358 U.S. 59 (1958)	449
October 27, 1958	Worz, Inc., v. Federal Communications Commission et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 55 (1958)	–
October 27, 1958	Deen v. Hickman, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 57 (1958)	–
October 20, 1958	Wirl Television Corp. v. United States et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 51 (1958)	–
October 20, 1958	Sangamon Valley Television Corp. v. United States et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 49 (1958)	–
October 13, 1958	Moore v. Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis	Per curiam	358 U.S. 31 (1958)	–
September 12, 1958	Cooper et al., Members of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Independent School District, et al. v. Aaron et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 1 (1958)	1010
September 12, 1958	Aaron et al. v. Cooper et al., Members of the Board of Directors of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Independent School District, et al.	Per curiam	358 U.S. 27 (1958)	–

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Source: opinions from October Term 1958, 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.