United States v. Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Navigation Co.
Decided December 12, 1949. Tom C. Clark delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 39 · 338 U.S. 396 (1949) · Cited 153 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 7
- Tom C. Clark · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Robert Houghwout Jackson
- Sherman Minton
- Stanley Forman Reed
Concurring · 1
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a concurring opinion
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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.
- Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States · 338 U.S. 1 (1949)
- United States v. Miller · 317 U.S. 369 (1943)
- Olson v. United States · 292 U.S. 246 (1934)
- United States Ex Rel. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Powelson · 319 U.S. 266 (1943)
- Standard Oil Co. of NJ v. Southern Pacific Co. · 268 U.S. 146 (1925)
- Brooks-Scanlon Corp. v. United States · 265 U.S. 106 (1924)
- City of New York v. Sage · 239 U.S. 57 (1915)
- United States v. New River Collieries Co. · 262 U.S. 341 (1923)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- United States v. 564.54 Acres of Monroe and Pike County Land · 441 U.S. 506 (1979)
- United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 365 U.S. 624 (1961)
- United States v. 50 Acres of Land · 469 U.S. 24 (1984)
- United States v. Pewee Coal Co. · 341 U.S. 114 (1951)
- Federal Power Commission v. East Ohio Gas Co. · 338 U.S. 464 (1950)
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