Wilko v. Swan et al., Doing Business as Hayden, Stone & Co., et al.

Decided December 7, 1953. Stanley Forman Reed delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 39 · 346 U.S. 427 (1953) · Cited 1,363 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• A. C. Frost & Co. v. Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp. · 312 U.S. 38 (1941)
• Marine Transit Corp. v. Dreyfus · 284 U.S. 263 (1932)
• Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'Neil · 324 U.S. 697 (1945)
• Deckert v. Independence Shares Corp. · 311 U.S. 282 (1940)
• Burchell v. Marsh · 58 U.S. 344 (1855)
• Callen v. Pennsylvania Railroad · 332 U.S. 625 (1948)
• Boyd v. Grand Trunk Western Railroad · 338 U.S. 263 (1949)

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• Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc. · 490 U.S. 477 (1989)
• Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd · 470 U.S. 213 (1985)
• Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc. · 552 U.S. 576 (2008)
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. · 473 U.S. 614 (1985)
• 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett · 556 U.S. 247 (2009)
• U. S. Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. Arguelles · 400 U.S. 351 (1971)
• Southland Corp. v. Keating · 465 U.S. 1 (1984)
• Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co. · 415 U.S. 36 (1974)
• Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co. · 426 U.S. 148 (1976)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Ware · 414 U.S. 117 (1973)
• United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co. · 363 U.S. 574 (1960)
• First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan · 514 U.S. 938 (1995)
• Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. · 559 U.S. 662 (2010)
• Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
• Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. · 473 U.S. 568 (1985)
• Perry v. Thomas · 482 U.S. 483 (1987)
• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc. · 350 U.S. 198 (1956)
• Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc. · 375 U.S. 180 (1963)
• Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. · 393 U.S. 145 (1968)
• Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. Johnson · 475 U.S. 717 (1986)
• Baltimore Contractors, Inc. v. Bodinger · 348 U.S. 176 (1955)
• Vimar Seguros Y Reaseguros, S. A. v. M/V Sky Reefer · 515 U.S. 528 (1995)

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