United States v. National City Lines, Inc. et al.
Decided June 7, 1948. Wiley Blount Rutledge delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 544 · 334 U.S. 573 (1948) · Cited 146 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- Wiley Blount Rutledge · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frank Murphy
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 1
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Harold Hitz Burton
“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.
- Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co. · 273 U.S. 359 (1927)
- United States v. Scophony Corp. of America · 333 U.S. 795 (1948)
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert · 330 U.S. 501 (1947)
- United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
- Miles v. Illinois Central Railroad · 315 U.S. 698 (1942)
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. · 330 U.S. 518 (1947)
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Kepner · 314 U.S. 44 (1941)
- McNabb v. United States · 318 U.S. 332 (1943)
- United States v. Griffith · 334 U.S. 100 (1948)
- Local 167, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · 291 U.S. 293 (1934)
- Schine Chain Theatres, Inc. v. United States · 334 U.S. 110 (1948)
- Williams v. Green Bay & Western Railroad · 326 U.S. 549 (1946)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. National City Lines, Inc. · 337 U.S. 78 (1949)
- Ex Parte Collett · 337 U.S. 55 (1949)
- Commissioner v. Estate of Church · 335 U.S. 632 (1949)
- Western Pacific Railroad Corp. v. Western Pacific Railroad Co. · 345 U.S. 247 (1953)
- United States v. Wallace & Tiernan Co. · 336 U.S. 793 (1949)
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