United States v. Silk, Doing Business as Albert Silk Coal Co.
Decided June 16, 1947. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 312 · 331 U.S. 704 (1947) · Cited 647 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 5
- Stanley Forman Reed · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
Concurring · 1
- Wiley Blount Rutledge · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 3
- Frank Murphy · filed a dissenting opinion
- 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.
- Social Security Board v. Nierotko · 327 U.S. 358 (1946)
- Gregory v. Helvering · 293 U.S. 465 (1935)
- Lucas v. Earl · 281 U.S. 111 (1930)
- Helvering v. Clifford · 309 U.S. 331 (1940)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
- Higgins v. Smith · 308 U.S. 473 (1940)
- Steward MacHine Co. v. Davis · 301 U.S. 548 (1937)
- Metcalf & Eddy v. Mitchell · 269 U.S. 514 (1926)
- Helvering v. Davis · 301 U.S. 619 (1937)
- Griffiths v. Commissioner · 308 U.S. 355 (1939)
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. Rahn · 132 U.S. 518 (1889)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Darden · 503 U.S. 318 (1992)
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid · 490 U.S. 730 (1989)
- Bartels v. Birmingham · 332 U.S. 126 (1947)
- Enochs v. Williams Packing & Navigation Co. · 370 U.S. 1 (1962)
- James v. United States · 366 U.S. 213 (1961)
- Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation v. Secretary of Labor · 471 U.S. 290 (1985)
- Goldberg v. Whitaker House Cooperative, Inc. · 366 U.S. 28 (1961)
- Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllister · 337 U.S. 783 (1949)
- Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Oliver · 358 U.S. 283 (1959)
- Caldarola v. Eckert · 332 U.S. 155 (1947)
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