Van Dusen, U.S. District Judge, et al. v. Barrack, Administratrix, et al.

Decided March 30, 1964. Arthur Joseph Goldberg delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 56 · 376 U.S. 612 (1964) · Cited 3,077 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

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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.

• Hoffman v. Blaski · 363 U.S. 335 (1960)
• Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585 · 364 U.S. 19 (1960)
• Ex Parte Collett · 337 U.S. 55 (1949)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487 (1941)
• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
• Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert · 330 U.S. 501 (1947)
• Norwood v. Kirkpatrick · 349 U.S. 29 (1955)
• Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Kepner · 314 U.S. 44 (1941)
• Alaska Packers Assn. v. Industrial Accident Comm'n of Cal. · 294 U.S. 532 (1935)
• Home Insurance v. Dick · 281 U.S. 397 (1930)
• Pacific Employers Insurance v. Industrial Accident Comm'n · 306 U.S. 493 (1939)
• Griffin v. McCoach · 313 U.S. 498 (1941)
• Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. · 348 U.S. 66 (1954)
• Hughes v. Fetter · 341 U.S. 609 (1951)
• Wells v. Simonds Abrasive Co. · 345 U.S. 514 (1953)
• United States v. National City Lines, Inc. · 337 U.S. 78 (1949)
• Parsons v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. · 375 U.S. 71 (1963)

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• Ferens v. John Deere Co. · 494 U.S. 516 (1990)
• Atlantic Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court for Western Dist. of Tex. · 571 U.S. 49 (2013)
• Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno · 454 U.S. 235 (1981)
• Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp. · 487 U.S. 22 (1988)
• Schlagenhauf v. Holder · 379 U.S. 104 (1964)
• Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 482 U.S. 27 (1987)
• United Gas Improvement Co. v. Callery Properties, Inc. · 382 U.S. 223 (1965)
• Penn-Central Merger & N & W Inclusion Cases · 389 U.S. 486 (1968)

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