Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1948

The Court’s 1948 Term began in October 1948. These are the 127 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 21, 1948 and June 27, 1949, during the Vinson Court.

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Decided by one vote (33)

• Ford Motor Co. v. United States
  335 U.S. 303Decided November 15, 19484–3Felix Frankfurter
• Eckenrode v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  335 U.S. 329Decided November 15, 19485–4Per curiam
• Kordel v. United States
  335 U.S. 345Decided November 22, 19485–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Urbuteit
  335 U.S. 355Decided November 22, 19485–4William O. Douglas
• Grand River Dam Authority v. Grand-Hydro
  335 U.S. 359Decided November 22, 19485–4Harold H. Burton
• Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc. v. Connell
  335 U.S. 377Decided December 6, 19485–4Stanley F. Reed
• Upshaw v. United States
  335 U.S. 410Decided December 13, 19485–4Hugo L. Black
• Frazier v. United States
  335 U.S. 497Decided December 20, 19485–4Wiley B. Rutledge
• Kovacs v. Cooper
  336 U.S. 77Decided January 31, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Fisher v. Pace
  336 U.S. 155Decided February 7, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Reynolds v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
  336 U.S. 207Decided February 14, 19495–4Per curiam
• International Union, U. A. W. A., A. F. of L. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
  336 U.S. 245Decided February 28, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
• Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd.
  336 U.S. 386Decided March 14, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Farrell v. United States
  336 U.S. 511Decided April 4, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du MondLaw held unconstitutional
  336 U.S. 525Decided April 4, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
• Nye & Nissen v. United States
  336 U.S. 613Decided April 18, 19495–4William O. Douglas
• Rice v. Rice
  336 U.S. 674Decided April 18, 19495–4Per curiam
• Griffin v. United States
  336 U.S. 704Decided April 25, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• California v. Zook
  336 U.S. 725Decided April 25, 19495–4Frank Murphy
• Terminiello v. ChicagoLaw held unconstitutional
  337 U.S. 1Decided May 16, 19495–4William O. Douglas
• Hynes v. Grimes Packing Co.
  337 U.S. 86Decided May 31, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• United States v. Cors
  337 U.S. 325Decided June 13, 19495–4William O. Douglas
• National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc.
  337 U.S. 582Decided June 20, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
• Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co. v. Stone
  337 U.S. 662Decided June 20, 19495–4Wiley B. Rutledge
• Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterAltered precedent
  337 U.S. 783Decided June 27, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Weade v. Dichmann
  337 U.S. 801Decided June 27, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Fink v. Shepard Steamship Co.
  337 U.S. 810Decided June 27, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States
  338 U.S. 1Decided June 27, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Turner v. Pennsylvania
  338 U.S. 62Decided June 27, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Harris v. South Carolina
  338 U.S. 68Decided June 27, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Lustig v. United States
  338 U.S. 74Decided June 27, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Christoffel v. United States
  338 U.S. 84Decided June 27, 19495–4Frank Murphy
• Eisler v. United States
  338 U.S. 189Decided June 27, 19495–4Per curiam

All decisions, in order

• Macdougall v. Green
  335 U.S. 281Decided October 21, 19486–3Per curiam
• Doubleday & Co., Inc. v. New York
  335 U.S. 848Decided October 25, 19484–4
• Mandel Brothers, Inc. v. Wallace
  335 U.S. 291Decided November 8, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Hoiness v. United States
  335 U.S. 297Decided November 8, 19489–0William O. Douglas
• Ford Motor Co. v. United States
  335 U.S. 303Decided November 15, 19484–3Felix Frankfurter
• Eckenrode v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  335 U.S. 329Decided November 15, 19485–4Per curiam
• Adkins v. E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., Inc. United States
  335 U.S. 331Decided November 22, 19489–0Hugo L. Black
• Kordel v. United States
  335 U.S. 345Decided November 22, 19485–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Urbuteit
  335 U.S. 355Decided November 22, 19485–4William O. Douglas
• Grand River Dam Authority v. Grand-Hydro
  335 U.S. 359Decided November 22, 19485–4Harold H. Burton
• Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc. v. Connell
  335 U.S. 377Decided December 6, 19485–4Stanley F. Reed
• Upshaw v. United States
  335 U.S. 410Decided December 13, 19485–4Hugo L. Black
• Uveges v. Pennsylvania
  335 U.S. 437Decided December 13, 19486–3Stanley F. Reed
• McDonald v. United States
  335 U.S. 451Decided December 13, 19486–3William O. Douglas
• Goesaert v. Cleary
  335 U.S. 464Decided December 20, 19486–3Felix Frankfurter
• Michelson v. United States
  335 U.S. 469Decided December 20, 19487–2Robert H. Jackson
• Frazier v. United States
  335 U.S. 497Decided December 20, 19485–4Wiley B. Rutledge
• Marzani v. United States
  335 U.S. 895Decided December 20, 19484–4
• Coray v. Southern Pacific Co.
  335 U.S. 520Decided January 3, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• Lincoln Federal Labor Union v. Northwestern Iron & Metal Co.Altered precedent
  335 U.S. 525Decided January 3, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• American Federation of Labor v. American Sash & Door Co.
  335 U.S. 538Decided January 3, 19498–1Hugo L. Black
• Jungersen v. Ostby & Barton Co.
  335 U.S. 560Decided January 3, 19496–3Stanley F. Reed
• Ayrshire Collieries Corp. v. United States
  335 U.S. 573Decided January 3, 19499–0William O. Douglas
• Henslee v. Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co.
  335 U.S. 595Decided January 3, 19496–3Per curiam
• Klapprott v. United States
  335 U.S. 601Decided January 17, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of ChurchAltered precedent
  335 U.S. 632Decided January 17, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Estate of Spiegel v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  335 U.S. 701Decided January 17, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Leiman v. Guttman
  336 U.S. 1Decided January 17, 19496–3William O. Douglas
• La Crosse Telephone Corp. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
  336 U.S. 18Decided January 17, 19499–0William O. Douglas
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Jacobson
  336 U.S. 28Decided January 17, 19497–2Harold H. Burton
• Wilkerson v. McCarthy
  336 U.S. 53Decided January 31, 19497–2Hugo L. Black
• Kovacs v. Cooper
  336 U.S. 77Decided January 31, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. New York
  336 U.S. 106Decided January 31, 19499–0William O. Douglas
• Goggin v. Division of Labor Law Enforcement of California
  336 U.S. 118Decided January 31, 19499–0Harold H. Burton
• Callaway v. Benton
  336 U.S. 132Decided February 7, 19497–2Fred M. Vinson
• Fisher v. Pace
  336 U.S. 155Decided February 7, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Ott v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co.Altered precedent
  336 U.S. 169Decided February 7, 19498–1William O. Douglas
• Taylor v. Dennis
  336 U.S. 907Decided February 7, 19494–4
• Wisconsin Electric Power Co. v. United States
  336 U.S. 176Decided February 14, 19499–0Stanley F. Reed
• McComb v. Jacksonville Paper Co.
  336 U.S. 187Decided February 14, 19497–2William O. Douglas
• Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.
  336 U.S. 198Decided February 14, 19498–1Frank Murphy
• Reynolds v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
  336 U.S. 207Decided February 14, 19495–4Per curiam
• United States ex Rel. Hirshberg v. Cooke
  336 U.S. 210Decided February 28, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• Daniel v. Family Security Life Insurance Co.
  336 U.S. 220Decided February 28, 19499–0Frank Murphy
• National Labor Relations Board v. Stowe Spinning Co.
  336 U.S. 226Decided February 28, 19496–3Frank Murphy
• International Union, U. A. W. A., A. F. of L. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
  336 U.S. 245Decided February 28, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
• Graver Tank & Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Linde Air Products Co.
  336 U.S. 271Decided February 28, 19499–0Robert H. Jackson
• Foley Bros., Inc. v. Filardo
  336 U.S. 281Decided March 7, 19499–0Stanley F. Reed
• Algoma Plywood & Veneer Co. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
  336 U.S. 301Decided March 7, 19497–2Felix Frankfurter
• City of New York v. Saper
  336 U.S. 328Decided March 7, 19498–1Robert H. Jackson
• Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Texas CompanyAltered precedent
  336 U.S. 342Decided March 7, 19499–0Wiley B. Rutledge
• Stainback v. Mo Hock Ke Lok Po
  336 U.S. 368Decided March 14, 19499–0Stanley F. Reed
• Black Diamond Steamship Corp. v. Robert Stewart & Sons, Ltd.
  336 U.S. 386Decided March 14, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Phipps
  336 U.S. 410Decided March 14, 19499–0Frank Murphy
• National Carbide Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  336 U.S. 422Decided March 28, 19499–0Fred M. Vinson
• Krulewitch v. United States
  336 U.S. 440Decided March 28, 19498–1Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Women's Sportswear Manufacturers Association
  336 U.S. 460Decided March 28, 19499–0Robert H. Jackson
• Chicago v. Acme Fast Freight, Inc.
  336 U.S. 465Decided April 4, 19496–3Fred M. Vinson
• Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co.
  336 U.S. 490Decided April 4, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Knight
  336 U.S. 505Decided April 4, 19495–1William O. Douglas
• Farrell v. United States
  336 U.S. 511Decided April 4, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
• H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du MondLaw held unconstitutional
  336 U.S. 525Decided April 4, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
• Federal Power Commission v. Interstate Natural Gas Co.
  336 U.S. 577Decided April 18, 19499–0William O. Douglas
• Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics Board
  336 U.S. 601Decided April 18, 19496–2William O. Douglas
• Nye & Nissen v. United States
  336 U.S. 613Decided April 18, 19495–4William O. Douglas
• Defense Supplies Corp. v. Lawrence Warehouse Co.
  336 U.S. 631Decided April 18, 19499–0Frank Murphy
• United States v. Jones
  336 U.S. 641Decided April 18, 19497–0Wiley B. Rutledge
• Rice v. Rice
  336 U.S. 674Decided April 18, 19495–4Per curiam
• Fountain v. Filson et Ux.
  336 U.S. 681Decided April 18, 19499–0Per curiam
• Wade v. Hunter
  336 U.S. 684Decided April 25, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Humphrey v. Smith
  336 U.S. 695Decided April 25, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Griffin v. United States
  336 U.S. 704Decided April 25, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• California v. Zook
  336 U.S. 725Decided April 25, 19495–4Frank Murphy
• Clayton Mark & Co. v. Federal Trade Commission.
  336 U.S. 956Decided April 25, 19494–4
• United States v. Wallace & Tiernan Co.
  336 U.S. 793Decided May 2, 19499–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Urbuteit
  336 U.S. 804Decided May 2, 19499–0Per curiam
• Stemmer v. New York
  336 U.S. 963Decided May 2, 19494–4
• United States ex Rel. Johnson v. Shaughnessy
  336 U.S. 806Decided May 9, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Terminiello v. ChicagoLaw held unconstitutional
  337 U.S. 1Decided May 16, 19495–4William O. Douglas
• Union National Bank v. LambLaw held unconstitutional
  337 U.S. 38Decided May 16, 19496–3William O. Douglas
• Brooks v. United States
  337 U.S. 49Decided May 16, 19497–2Frank Murphy
• Ex Parte Collett
  337 U.S. 55Decided May 31, 19497–2Fred M. Vinson
• Kilpatrick v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
  337 U.S. 75Decided May 31, 19497–2Fred M. Vinson
• United States v. National City Lines, Inc.
  337 U.S. 78Decided May 31, 19497–2Fred M. Vinson
• Hynes v. Grimes Packing Co.
  337 U.S. 86Decided May 31, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Smith v. United States
  337 U.S. 137Decided May 31, 19499–0Stanley F. Reed
• Empresa Siderurgica, S. A. v. County of Merced
  337 U.S. 154Decided May 31, 19498–1William O. Douglas
• Urie v. Thompson
  337 U.S. 163Decided May 31, 19499–0Wiley B. Rutledge
• United States v. Penn Foundry & Manufacturing Co., Inc.
  337 U.S. 198Decided May 31, 19497–2Harold H. Burton
• National Labor Relations Board v. Crompton-Highland Mills, Inc.
  337 U.S. 217Decided May 31, 19499–0Harold H. Burton
• Young v. Ragen
  337 U.S. 235Decided June 6, 19499–0Fred M. Vinson
• Williams v. New York
  337 U.S. 241Decided June 6, 19497–2Hugo L. Black
• City of Morgantown v. Royal Insurance Co., Ltd.
  337 U.S. 254Decided June 6, 19497–2Frank Murphy
• Federal Communications Commission v. WJR
  337 U.S. 265Decided June 6, 19498–0Wiley B. Rutledge
• Joy Oil Co., Ltd. v. State Tax Commission
  337 U.S. 286Decided June 13, 19496–3Felix Frankfurter
• Standard Oil Company of California v. United States
  337 U.S. 293Decided June 13, 19496–3Felix Frankfurter
• United States v. Cors
  337 U.S. 325Decided June 13, 19495–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Wittek
  337 U.S. 346Decided June 13, 19499–0Harold H. Burton
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Wodehouse
  337 U.S. 369Decided June 13, 19495–3Harold H. Burton
• United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission
  337 U.S. 426Decided June 20, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Propper v. Clark
  337 U.S. 472Decided June 20, 19496–2Stanley F. Reed
• Federal Power Commission v. Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.
  337 U.S. 498Decided June 20, 19495–3Stanley F. Reed
• Aeronautical Industrial District Lodge 727 v. Campbell
  337 U.S. 521Decided June 20, 19499–0Felix Frankfurter
• Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.
  337 U.S. 530Decided June 20, 19498–1William O. Douglas
• Woods v. Interstate Realty Co.
  337 U.S. 535Decided June 20, 19496–3William O. Douglas
• Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.
  337 U.S. 541Decided June 20, 19496–3Robert H. Jackson
• Wheeling Steel Corp. v. GlanderLaw held unconstitutional
  337 U.S. 562Decided June 20, 19497–2Robert H. Jackson
• National Mutual Insurance Co. v. Tidewater Transfer Co., Inc.
  337 U.S. 582Decided June 20, 19495–4Robert H. Jackson
• National Labor Relations Board v. Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
  337 U.S. 656Decided June 20, 19499–0Wiley B. Rutledge
• Interstate Oil Pipe Line Co. v. Stone
  337 U.S. 662Decided June 20, 19495–4Wiley B. Rutledge
• Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.
  337 U.S. 682Decided June 27, 19496–3Fred M. Vinson
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Culbertson et Ux.
  337 U.S. 733Decided June 27, 19498–1Fred M. Vinson
• Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McComb
  337 U.S. 755Decided June 27, 19498–1Fred M. Vinson
• Gibbs v. Burke
  337 U.S. 773Decided June 27, 19499–0Stanley F. Reed
• Cosmopolitan Shipping Co. v. McAllisterAltered precedent
  337 U.S. 783Decided June 27, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Weade v. Dichmann
  337 U.S. 801Decided June 27, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Fink v. Shepard Steamship Co.
  337 U.S. 810Decided June 27, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed
• Kimball Laundry Co. v. United States
  338 U.S. 1Decided June 27, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Wolf v. Colorado
  338 U.S. 25Decided June 27, 19496–3Felix Frankfurter
• Watts v. Indiana
  338 U.S. 49Decided June 27, 19496–3Felix Frankfurter
• Turner v. Pennsylvania
  338 U.S. 62Decided June 27, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Harris v. South Carolina
  338 U.S. 68Decided June 27, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Lustig v. United States
  338 U.S. 74Decided June 27, 19495–4Felix Frankfurter
• Christoffel v. United States
  338 U.S. 84Decided June 27, 19495–4Frank Murphy
• Securities and Exchange Commission v. Central-Illinois Securities Corp.
  338 U.S. 96Decided June 27, 19497–0Wiley B. Rutledge
• Brinegar v. United States
  338 U.S. 160Decided June 27, 19496–3Wiley B. Rutledge
• Eisler v. United States
  338 U.S. 189Decided June 27, 19495–4Per curiam

← 1947 Term · 1949 Term →

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