United States v. National City Lines, Inc. et al.
Decided May 31, 1949. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 269M · 337 U.S. 78 (1949) · Cited 139 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- Frederick Moore Vinson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frank Murphy
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Stanley Forman Reed
Concurring · 1
- Wiley Blount Rutledge · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Hugo Lafayette Black · filed a dissenting opinion
- 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.
- United States v. National City Lines, Inc. · 334 U.S. 573 (1948)
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Kepner · 314 U.S. 44 (1941)
- Stainback v. Mo Hock Ke Lok Po · 336 U.S. 368 (1949)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Van Dusen v. Barrack · 376 U.S. 612 (1964)
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Finn · 341 U.S. 6 (1951)
- Hoffman v. Blaski · 363 U.S. 335 (1960)
- Wallace v. Jaffree · 472 U.S. 38 (1985)
- Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585 · 364 U.S. 19 (1960)
- Aberdeen & Rockfish R. Co. v. Students Challenging Regulatory Agency Procedures (SCRAP) · 422 U.S. 289 (1975)
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