Wells, Administratrix, v. Simonds Abrasive Co.
Decided May 18, 1953. Frederick Moore Vinson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 394 · 345 U.S. 514 (1953) · Cited 149 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–3.
Majority · 5
- Frederick Moore Vinson · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Felix Frankfurter
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Stanley Forman Reed
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 3
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a dissenting opinion
- Sherman Minton
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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)
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. York · 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
- Engel v. Davenport · 271 U.S. 33 (1926)
- Slater v. Mexican National Railroad · 194 U.S. 120 (1904)
- Order of United Commercial Travelers of America v. Wolfe · 331 U.S. 586 (1947)
- Hughes v. Fetter · 341 U.S. 609 (1951)
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co. · 313 U.S. 487 (1941)
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Gilbert · 330 U.S. 501 (1947)
- Ex Parte Collett · 337 U.S. 55 (1949)
- Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co. · 337 U.S. 530 (1949)
- Davis v. Mills · 194 U.S. 451 (1904)
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Brown · 234 U.S. 542 (1914)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Sun Oil Co. v. Wortman · 486 U.S. 717 (1988)
- Van Dusen v. Barrack · 376 U.S. 612 (1964)
- United States v. ITT Continental Baking Co. · 420 U.S. 223 (1975)
- Norwood v. Kirkpatrick · 349 U.S. 29 (1955)
- Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd. · 363 U.S. 207 (1960)
- Carroll v. Lanza · 349 U.S. 408 (1955)
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