West Virginia Ex Rel. Dyer et al. v. Sims, State Auditor
Decided April 9, 1951. Felix Frankfurter delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 147 · 341 U.S. 22 (1951) · Cited 166 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 6
- Felix Frankfurter · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Frederick Moore Vinson
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Sherman Minton
- Tom C. Clark
- William Orville Douglas
Concurring · 3
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · filed a concurring opinion
- Stanley Forman Reed · filed a concurring opinion
“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.
- Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co. · 304 U.S. 92 (1938)
- Missouri v. Illinois · 200 U.S. 496 (1906)
- New York v. New Jersey · 256 U.S. 296 (1921)
- Indiana Ex Rel. Anderson v. Brand · 303 U.S. 95 (1938)
- Coolidge v. Long · 282 U.S. 582 (1931)
- Oklahoma Ex Rel. Phillips v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. · 313 U.S. 508 (1941)
- Coombes v. Getz · 285 U.S. 434 (1932)
- Appleby v. City of New York · 271 U.S. 364 (1926)
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Public Service Commission · 248 U.S. 67 (1918)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Petty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission · 359 U.S. 275 (1959)
- Cuyler v. Adams · 449 U.S. 433 (1981)
- New York v. United States · 505 U.S. 144 (1992)
- United States Steel Corp. v. Multistate Tax Commission · 434 U.S. 452 (1978)
- McGowan v. Maryland · 366 U.S. 420 (1961)
- Hess v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation · 513 U.S. 30 (1994)
- Kern-Limerick, Inc. v. Scurlock · 347 U.S. 110 (1954)
- Texas v. New Mexico · 482 U.S. 124 (1987)
Official text
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