United States Steel Corp. et al. v. Fortner Enterprises, Inc.
Decided February 22, 1977. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 75-853 · 429 U.S. 610 (1977) · Cited 219 times
Holding
The record does not support the conclusion that petitioners had appreciable economic power in the market for credit, the tying product.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- Warren Earl Burger · filed a concurring opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
“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.
- Fortner Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Steel Corp. · 394 U.S. 495 (1969)
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. United States · 356 U.S. 1 (1958)
- International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
- United States v. Loew's Inc. · 371 U.S. 38 (1962)
- United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. · 334 U.S. 131 (1948)
- United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United States · 258 U.S. 451 (1922)
- International Business MacHines Corp. v. United States · 298 U.S. 131 (1936)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Jefferson Parish Hospital District No. 2 v. Hyde · 466 U.S. 2 (1984)
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Image Technical Services, Inc. · 504 U.S. 451 (1992)
- Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp. · 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
- National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · 468 U.S. 85 (1984)
- South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. Wunnicke · 467 U.S. 82 (1984)
- Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc. · 547 U.S. 28 (2006)
Official text
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1977). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).