Wilburn Boat Co. et al. v. Fireman'S Fund Insurance Co.

Decided February 28, 1955. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 7 · 348 U.S. 310 (1955) · Cited 605 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–2.

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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.

• Paul v. Virginia · 75 U.S. 168 (1869)
• Hooper v. California · 155 U.S. 648 (1895)
• The Hamilton · 207 U.S. 398 (1907)
• Madruga v. Superior Court of Cal., County of San Diego · 346 U.S. 556 (1954)
• Knapp, Stout & Co. v. McCaffrey · 177 U.S. 638 (1900)
• Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. Hawn · 346 U.S. 406 (1953)
• Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co. · 317 U.S. 239 (1942)
• The Lottawanna · 88 U.S. 558 (1875)
• Just v. Chambers · 312 U.S. 383 (1941)
• Kelly v. Washington Ex Rel. Foss Co. · 302 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Southern Pacific Company v. Jensen · 244 U.S. 205 (1916)
• United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn. · 322 U.S. 533 (1944)
• Panama Railroad v. Johnson · 264 U.S. 375 (1924)
• Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp. · 342 U.S. 282 (1952)
• Chelentis v. Luckenbach Steamship Co. · 247 U.S. 372 (1918)
• The Propeller Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh · 53 U.S. 443 (1852)
• Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cushing · 347 U.S. 409 (1954)
• Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · 304 U.S. 64 (1938)
• The Minnesota Rate Cases · 230 U.S. 352 (1913)
• Prudential Insurance v. Benjamin · 328 U.S. 408 (1946)
• Red Cross Line v. Atlantic Fruit Co. · 264 U.S. 109 (1924)
• O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. · 318 U.S. 36 (1943)
• Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. · 348 U.S. 66 (1954)
• Phoenix Life Ins. Co. v. Raddin · 120 U.S. 183 (1887)
• Levinson v. Deupree · 345 U.S. 648 (1953)
• Nogueira v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad · 281 U.S. 128 (1930)
• The Robert W. Parsons · 191 U.S. 17 (1903)
• Steamboat Co. v. Chase · 83 U.S. 522 (1873)
• New York Life Insurance v. Cravens · 178 U.S. 389 (1900)
• Caldarola v. Eckert · 332 U.S. 155 (1947)

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• Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co. · 601 U.S. 65 (2024)
• Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. · 358 U.S. 354 (1959)
• Kossick v. United Fruit Co. · 365 U.S. 731 (1961)
• Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo · 456 U.S. 305 (1982)
• Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd. · 369 U.S. 355 (1962)
• American Dredging Co. v. Miller · 510 U.S. 443 (1994)
• Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal. · 451 U.S. 648 (1981)
• City of Milwaukee v. Illinois · 451 U.S. 304 (1981)
• Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd. · 543 U.S. 14 (2004)
• Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co. · 374 U.S. 16 (1963)
• The Tungus v. Skovgaard · 358 U.S. 588 (1959)
• Bisso v. Inland Waterways Corp. · 349 U.S. 85 (1955)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance · 359 U.S. 65 (1959)

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