Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. United States
Decided April 1, 1963. Potter Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 65 · 372 U.S. 597 (1963) · Cited 154 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
“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.
- The Chattahoochee · 173 U.S. 540 (1899)
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. · 350 U.S. 124 (1956)
- Crumady v. the Joachim Hendrik Fisser · 358 U.S. 423 (1959)
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co. · 355 U.S. 563 (1958)
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp. · 342 U.S. 282 (1952)
- Canadian Aviator, Ltd. v. United States · 324 U.S. 215 (1945)
- Waterman Steamship Corp. v. Dugan & McNamara, Inc. · 364 U.S. 421 (1960)
- The\ North Star\"" · 106 U.S. 17 (1882)
- The Schooner Catharine v. Dickinson · 58 U.S. 170 (1855)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United States · 460 U.S. 190 (1983)
- United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · 421 U.S. 397 (1975)
- Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. United States · 431 U.S. 666 (1977)
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