United States v. Generes et Vir
Decided February 23, 1972. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 70-28 · 405 U.S. 93 (1972) · Cited 341 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–1.
Majority · 3
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
Concurring · 3
- Byron Raymond White · filed a concurring opinion
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a concurring opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Dissenting · 1
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Whipple v. Commissioner · 373 U.S. 193 (1963)
- Putnam v. Commissioner · 352 U.S. 82 (1956)
- Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc. · 386 U.S. 317 (1967)
- Commissioner v. Duberstein · 363 U.S. 278 (1960)
- Knetsch v. United States · 364 U.S. 361 (1960)
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Duncan · 311 U.S. 243 (1940)
- United States v. Gilmore · 372 U.S. 39 (1963)
- Cone v. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. · 330 U.S. 212 (1947)
- John Kelley Co. v. Commissioner · 326 U.S. 521 (1946)
- Fairmount Glass Works v. Cub Fork Coal Co. · 287 U.S. 474 (1933)
- Commissioner v. Lester · 366 U.S. 299 (1961)
- Ferguson v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. · 352 U.S. 521 (1957)
- United States v. Skelly Oil Co. · 394 U.S. 678 (1969)
- Helvering v. Wilshire Oil Co. · 308 U.S. 90 (1939)
- United States v. Donruss Co. · 393 U.S. 297 (1969)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Furman v. Georgia · 408 U.S. 238 (1972)
- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
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