Trailmobile Company et al. v. Whirls
Decided April 14, 1947. Wiley Blount Rutledge delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 85 · 331 U.S. 40 (1947) · Cited 153 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Wiley Blount Rutledge · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frank Murphy
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a dissenting opinion
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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.
- Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp. · 328 U.S. 275 (1946)
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 323 U.S. 192 (1944)
- Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen · 323 U.S. 210 (1945)
- Wallace Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 323 U.S. 248 (1944)
- Hormel v. Helvering · 312 U.S. 552 (1941)
- Angel v. Bullington · 330 U.S. 183 (1947)
- J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 321 U.S. 332 (1944)
- Dorchy v. Kansas · 272 U.S. 306 (1926)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman · 345 U.S. 330 (1953)
- United States v. Wise · 370 U.S. 405 (1962)
- Alabama Power Co. v. Davis · 431 U.S. 581 (1977)
- Mead Corp. v. Tilley · 490 U.S. 714 (1989)
- Tilton v. Missouri Pacific Railroad · 376 U.S. 169 (1964)
- Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 727 v. Campbell · 337 U.S. 521 (1949)
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