Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Koppal

Decided June 1, 1953. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 509 · 345 U.S. 653 (1953) · Cited 182 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–1.

“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.

• Moore v. Illinois Central Railroad · 312 U.S. 630 (1941)
• Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · 339 U.S. 239 (1950)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487 (1941)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
• Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
• Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad · 406 U.S. 320 (1972)
• Walker v. Southern Railway Co. · 385 U.S. 196 (1966)
• Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
• Union Pacific Railroad v. Price · 360 U.S. 601 (1959)
• Pennsylvania Railroad v. Day · 360 U.S. 548 (1959)

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