United States v. Standard Oil Company of California et al.

Decided June 23, 1947. Wiley Blount Rutledge delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 235 · 332 U.S. 301 (1947) · Cited 507 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.

• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States · 318 U.S. 363 (1943)
• D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance · 315 U.S. 447 (1942)
• Board of Comm'rs of Jackson Cty. v. United States · 308 U.S. 343 (1939)
• Royal Indemnity Co. v. United States · 313 U.S. 289 (1941)
• Deitrick v. Greaney · 309 U.S. 190 (1940)
• National Metropolitan Bank v. United States · 323 U.S. 454 (1945)
• Holmberg v. Armbrecht · 327 U.S. 392 (1946)
• Blair v. Commissioner · 300 U.S. 5 (1937)
• The United States v. Hudson and Goodwin · 11 U.S. 32 (1812)
• United States v. County of Allegheny · 322 U.S. 174 (1944)
• United States v. Fox · 94 U.S. 315 (1877)
• Kurtz v. Moffitt · 115 U.S. 487 (1885)
• Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Beaver County · 328 U.S. 204 (1946)
• Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co. · 304 U.S. 92 (1938)
• Tarble's Case · 80 U.S. 397 (1872)
• Cotton v. United States · 52 U.S. 229 (1851)

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• Bush v. Lucas · 462 U.S. 367 (1983)
• Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · 403 U.S. 388 (1971)
• Boyle v. United Technologies Corp. · 487 U.S. 500 (1988)
• United States v. Little Lake Misere Land Co. · 412 U.S. 580 (1973)
• United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc. · 440 U.S. 715 (1979)
• Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union · 451 U.S. 77 (1981)
• United States v. Johnson · 481 U.S. 681 (1987)
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · 510 U.S. 471 (1994)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp. · 332 U.S. 194 (1947)
• Feres v. United States · 340 U.S. 135 (1950)
• Moor v. County of Alameda · 411 U.S. 693 (1973)
• Texas Industries, Inc. v. Radcliff Materials, Inc. · 451 U.S. 630 (1981)
• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• Wheeldin v. Wheeler · 373 U.S. 647 (1963)
• Commissioner v. Stern · 357 U.S. 39 (1958)
• United States v. California · 332 U.S. 19 (1947)
• Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United States · 431 U.S. 666 (1977)
• De Sylva v. Ballentine · 351 U.S. 570 (1956)
• Brooks v. United States · 337 U.S. 49 (1949)
• Smith v. United States · 431 U.S. 291 (1977)
• Atherton v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. · 519 U.S. 213 (1997)
• Wilson v. Omaha Indian Tribe · 442 U.S. 653 (1979)
• Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization & Assessment · 347 U.S. 590 (1954)
• United States v. Gilman · 347 U.S. 507 (1954)

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