United States v. Singer Manufacturing Co.

Decided June 17, 1963. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 438 · 374 U.S. 174 (1963) · Cited 234 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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. United States Gypsum Co. · 333 U.S. 364 (1948)
• United States v. Masonite Corp. · 316 U.S. 265 (1942)
• United States v. Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. · 321 U.S. 707 (1944)
• Federal Trade Commission v. Beech-Nut Packing Co. · 257 U.S. 441 (1922)
• United States v. American Bell Telephone Co. · 128 U.S. 315 (1888)
• Brown Shoe Co. v. United States · 370 U.S. 294 (1962)
• Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp. · 340 U.S. 147 (1950)
• Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co. · 324 U.S. 806 (1945)
• United States v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 362 U.S. 29 (1960)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 338 U.S. 338 (1949)
• Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co. · 320 U.S. 661 (1944)
• Cuno Engineering Corp. v. Automatic Devices Corp. · 314 U.S. 84 (1942)
• Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co. · 317 U.S. 173 (1942)
• Scott Paper Co. v. Marcalus Manufacturing Co. · 326 U.S. 249 (1945)
• United States v. Line Material Co. · 333 U.S. 287 (1948)
• United States v. National Lead Co. · 332 U.S. 319 (1947)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• F.T.C. v. Actavis, Inc. · 570 U.S. 136 (2013)
• Tidewater Oil Co. v. United States · 409 U.S. 151 (1972)
• Pullman-Standard v. Swint · 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
• Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc. · 395 U.S. 100 (1969)
• Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc. · 456 U.S. 844 (1982)
• United States v. General Motors Corp. · 384 U.S. 127 (1966)
• Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co. · 419 U.S. 318 (1974)

Official text

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