United States v. Yellow CAB Co. et al.

Decided December 5, 1949. Robert Houghwout Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22 · 338 U.S. 338 (1949) · Cited 524 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–2.

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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. Griffith · 334 U.S. 100 (1948)
• United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · 332 U.S. 218 (1947)
• United States v. Masonite Corp. · 316 U.S. 265 (1942)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Pittsburgh Steamship Co. · 337 U.S. 656 (1949)

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• United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co. · 376 U.S. 651 (1964)
• United States v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. · 410 U.S. 526 (1973)
• Pullman-Standard v. Swint · 456 U.S. 273 (1982)
• United States v. Oregon State Medical Society · 343 U.S. 326 (1952)
• Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · 470 U.S. 564 (1985)
• Hoffa v. United States · 385 U.S. 293 (1966)
• Commissioner v. Duberstein · 363 U.S. 278 (1960)
• United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 356 U.S. 677 (1958)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 351 U.S. 377 (1956)
• Dothard v. Rawlinson · 433 U.S. 321 (1977)
• United States v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 362 U.S. 29 (1960)
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 353 U.S. 586 (1957)
• Amadeo v. Zant · 486 U.S. 214 (1988)
• Timken Roller Bearing Co. v. United States · 341 U.S. 593 (1951)
• United States v. National Ass'n of Real Estate Boards · 339 U.S. 485 (1950)
• United States v. Singer Manufacturing Co. · 374 U.S. 174 (1963)

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