Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 1946

United States v. Carmack

Decided December 9, 1946. Harold Hitz Burton delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 40 · 329 U.S. 230 (1946) · Cited 305 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

Majority · 8

Harold Hitz Burton · delivered the opinion of the Court
Felix Frankfurter
Frank Murphy
Frederick Moore Vinson
Hugo Lafayette Black
Robert Houghwout Jackson
Stanley Forman Reed
Wiley Blount Rutledge

Concurring · 1

William Orville Douglas · filed a concurring 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.

Boom Co. v. Patterson · 98 U.S. 403 (1879)
Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co. · 135 U.S. 641 (1890)
Rindge Co. v. County of Los Angeles · 262 U.S. 700 (1923)
Joslin Manufacturing Co. v. City of Providence · 262 U.S. 668 (1923)
Bragg v. Weaver · 251 U.S. 57 (1919)
United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Welch · 327 U.S. 546 (1946)
Albert Hanson Lumber Co. v. United States · 261 U.S. 581 (1923)

Cited by

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

Berman v. Parker · 348 U.S. 26 (1954)
Block v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Board of University & School Lands · 461 U.S. 273 (1983)
United States v. Rodgers · 461 U.S. 677 (1983)
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston & Maine Corp. · 503 U.S. 407 (1992)
California v. United States · 438 U.S. 645 (1978)
United States v. 50 Acres of Land · 469 U.S. 24 (1984)

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