United States v. Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
Decided May 22, 1961. Charles Evans Whittaker delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 357 · 366 U.S. 380 (1961) · Cited 169 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
“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.
- United States v. Anderson · 269 U.S. 422 (1926)
- Security Flour Mills Co. v. Commissioner · 321 U.S. 281 (1944)
- Dixie Pine Products Co. v. Commissioner · 320 U.S. 516 (1944)
- Lucas v. American Code Co. · 280 U.S. 445 (1930)
- Burnet v. Sanford & Brooks Co. · 282 U.S. 359 (1931)
- Brown v. Helvering · 291 U.S. 193 (1934)
- Rosenman v. United States · 323 U.S. 658 (1945)
- United States v. Olympic Radio & Television, Inc. · 349 U.S. 232 (1955)
- Heiner v. Mellon · 304 U.S. 271 (1938)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. Hughes Properties, Inc. · 476 U.S. 593 (1986)
- American Automobile Assn. v. United States · 367 U.S. 687 (1961)
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