United States v. Line Material Co. et al.

Decided March 8, 1948. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 8 · 333 U.S. 287 (1948) · Cited 157 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–3.

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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.

• United States v. Masonite Corp. · 316 U.S. 265 (1942)
• United States v. Univis Lens Co. · 316 U.S. 241 (1942)
• Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) v. United States · 283 U.S. 163 (1931)
• United States v. United Shoe Machinery Co. of New Jersey · 247 U.S. 32 (1917)
• United States v. General Electric Co. · 272 U.S. 476 (1926)
• Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co. · 210 U.S. 405 (1908)
• Motion Picture Patents Co. v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co. · 243 U.S. 502 (1917)
• Carbice Corp. of America v. American Patents Development Corp. · 283 U.S. 27 (1931)
• Ethyl Gasoline Corp. v. United States · 309 U.S. 436 (1940)
• United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. · 310 U.S. 150 (1940)
• Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co. · 320 U.S. 661 (1944)
• United Shoe MacHinery Corp. v. United States · 258 U.S. 451 (1922)
• Crown Die & Tool Co. v. Nye Tool & MacHine Works · 261 U.S. 24 (1923)
• Hartford-Empire Co. v. United States · 323 U.S. 386 (1945)
• Henry v. A. B. Dick Co. · 224 U.S. 1 (1912)
• American Tobacco Co. v. United States · 328 U.S. 781 (1946)
• Burnet v. Coronado Oil & Gas Co. · 285 U.S. 393 (1932)
• International Salt Co. v. United States · 332 U.S. 392 (1947)
• Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. United States · 306 U.S. 208 (1939)
• Waterman v. MacKenzie · 138 U.S. 252 (1891)
• United States v. Trenton Potteries Co. · 273 U.S. 392 (1927)
• Seymour v. Osborne · 78 U.S. 516 (1871)
• Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co. · 317 U.S. 173 (1942)
• Appalachian Coals, Inc. v. United States · 288 U.S. 344 (1933)
• United States v. Dubilier Condenser Corp · 289 U.S. 178 (1933)
• Kendall v. Winsor · 62 U.S. 322 (1859)
• Bauer & Cie v. O'Donnell · 229 U.S. 1 (1913)
• Bloomer v. McQuewan · 55 U.S. 539 (1853)
• Temco Electric Motor Co. v. Apco Manufacturing Co. · 275 U.S. 319 (1928)
• B. B. Chemical Co. v. Ellis · 314 U.S. 495 (1942)

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• F.T.C. v. Actavis, Inc. · 570 U.S. 136 (2013)
• Automatic Radio Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc · 339 U.S. 827 (1950)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 351 U.S. 377 (1956)
• Winters v. New York · 333 U.S. 507 (1948)
• United States v. Arnold, Schwinn & Co. · 388 U.S. 365 (1967)
• United States v. Singer Manufacturing Co. · 374 U.S. 174 (1963)
• Standard Oil Co. v. Federal Trade Commission · 340 U.S. 231 (1951)
• United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · 340 U.S. 76 (1950)

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