Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc.
423 U.S. 28 · Decided November 12, 1975 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc. was decided on November 12, 1975 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability, miscellaneous” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 423 U.S. 28 · 96 S. Ct. 229 · 46 L. Ed. 2d 169 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 126
- Docket number
- 74-54
- Decided
- November 12, 1975
- Argued
- October 8, 1975
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Liability, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority |
Full case caption
Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. Brada Miller Freight Systems, Inc., et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1975-007, docket 1975-007-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Liability, miscellaneous”
- American Foreign Steamship Co. v. Matise
- Bangor Punta Operations, Inc. v. Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co.
- Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.
- J. W. Bateson Co., Inc. v. United States ex Rel. Board of Trustees of the National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund
- Union Oil Co. of California v. the San Jacinto
- Director v. Rasmussen
Same Term, same area (Economic Activity)
- Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner
- American Foreign Steamship Co. v. Matise
- Foremost-McKesson, Inc. v. Provident Securities Co.
- Michelin Tire Corp. v. WagesAltered precedent
- United States v. Bornstein
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. v. Cottrell
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error