Supreme Court decisions of October Term 1955

The Court’s 1955 Term began in October 1955. These are the 106 decisions SCDB records for it, decided between October 10, 1955 and June 11, 1956, during the Warren Court.

← 1954 Term · 1956 Term →

Decided by one vote (17)

• Indian Towing Co., Inc. v. United States
  350 U.S. 61Decided November 21, 19555–4Felix Frankfurter
• Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.
  350 U.S. 124Decided January 9, 19565–4Harold H. Burton
• Rea v. United States
  350 U.S. 214Decided January 16, 19565–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Twin City Power Co.
  350 U.S. 222Decided January 23, 19565–4William O. Douglas
• Schulz v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  350 U.S. 523Decided April 9, 19565–4Hugo L. Black
• Slochower v. Board of Higher Education of New York CityLaw held unconstitutional
  350 U.S. 551Decided April 9, 19565–4Tom C. Clark
• Griffin v. IllinoisLaw held unconstitutional
  351 U.S. 12Decided April 23, 19565–4Hugo L. Black
• East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Frozen Food Express
  351 U.S. 49Decided April 23, 19565–4William O. Douglas
• Cahill v. New York
  351 U.S. 183Decided May 14, 19565–4Per curiam
• Offutt Housing Co. v. County of Sarpy
  351 U.S. 253Decided May 28, 19565–4Felix Frankfurter
• Durley v. Mayo
  351 U.S. 277Decided June 4, 19565–4Harold H. Burton
• Jay v. Boyd
  351 U.S. 345Decided June 11, 19565–4Stanley F. Reed
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
  351 U.S. 377Decided June 11, 19564–3Stanley F. Reed
• Kinsella v. Krueger
  351 U.S. 470Decided June 11, 19565–4Tom C. Clark
• Reid v. Covert
  351 U.S. 487Decided June 11, 19565–4Tom C. Clark
• Reed v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  351 U.S. 502Decided June 11, 19565–4Sherman Minton
• Parr v. United States
  351 U.S. 513Decided June 11, 19565–4John M. Harlan II

All decisions, in order

• Lucy v. Adams
  350 U.S. 1Decided October 10, 19559–0Per curiam
• Chessman v. Teets
  350 U.S. 3Decided October 17, 19555–3Per curiam
• Mississippi v. Louisiana
  350 U.S. 5Decided October 17, 19559–0
• Williams v. United States.
  350 U.S. 857Decided October 17, 19559–0Per curiam
• Walton v. California.
  350 U.S. 868Decided October 24, 19556–2Per curiam
• Liquid Carbonic Corp. v. United States
  350 U.S. 869Decided October 24, 19556–2Per curiam
• Nukk v. Shaughnessy
  350 U.S. 869Decided October 24, 19559–0Per curiam
• United States ex Rel. Toth v. QuarlesLaw held unconstitutional
  350 U.S. 11Decided November 7, 19556–3Hugo L. Black
• Corn Products Refining Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  350 U.S. 46Decided November 7, 19558–0Tom C. Clark
• United States v. Anderson
  350 U.S. 55Decided November 7, 19557–2Sherman Minton
• Mitchell v. Myrtle Grove Packing Co.
  350 U.S. 891Decided November 14, 19559–0Per curiam
• Indian Towing Co., Inc. v. United States
  350 U.S. 61Decided November 21, 19555–4Felix Frankfurter
• Neese v. Southern Railway Co.
  350 U.S. 77Decided November 21, 19559–0Per curiam
• Affronti v. United States
  350 U.S. 79Decided December 5, 19559–0Stanley F. Reed
• Reece v. Georgia
  350 U.S. 85Decided December 5, 19559–0Tom C. Clark
• Michel v. Louisiana
  350 U.S. 91Decided December 5, 19556–3Tom C. Clark
• National Labor Relations Board v. Warren Company, Inc.
  350 U.S. 107Decided December 12, 19559–0Earl Warren
• Arizona v. California
  350 U.S. 114Decided December 12, 19555–3Per curiam
• Gonzales v. Landon
  350 U.S. 920Decided December 12, 19559–0Per curiam
• Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Company of America, Inc.
  350 U.S. 198Decided January 6, 19566–3William O. Douglas
• Pennsylvania ex Rel. Herman v. Claudy
  350 U.S. 116Decided January 9, 19569–0Hugo L. Black
• Ryan Stevedoring Co., Inc. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.
  350 U.S. 124Decided January 9, 19565–4Harold H. Burton
• Rex Trailer Co., Inc. v. United States
  350 U.S. 148Decided January 9, 19569–0Tom C. Clark
• Local Union No. 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. New York
  350 U.S. 155Decided January 9, 19569–0Sherman Minton
• Secretary of Agriculture v. United States
  350 U.S. 162Decided January 9, 19566–3John M. Harlan II
• United States v. Minker
  350 U.S. 179Decided January 16, 19569–0Felix Frankfurter
• Rea v. United States
  350 U.S. 214Decided January 16, 19565–4William O. Douglas
• United States v. Twin City Power Co.
  350 U.S. 222Decided January 23, 19565–4William O. Douglas
• Steiner v. Mitchell
  350 U.S. 247Decided January 30, 19569–0Earl Warren
• Mitchell v. King Packing Co.
  350 U.S. 260Decided January 30, 19569–0Earl Warren
• Wisconsin v. Tennessee.
  350 U.S. 955Decided January 30, 19568–0Per curiam
• Thompson v. Coastal Oil Co.
  350 U.S. 956Decided January 30, 19564–4
• National Labor Relations Board v. Cocacola Bottling Co. of Louisville, Inc.
  350 U.S. 264Decided February 27, 19568–0Felix Frankfurter
• Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
  350 U.S. 270Decided February 27, 19566–3Harold H. Burton
• United States v. Ryan
  350 U.S. 299Decided February 27, 19568–0Tom C. Clark
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Southwest Exploration Co.
  350 U.S. 308Decided February 27, 19567–1Tom C. Clark
• Shields v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.
  350 U.S. 318Decided February 27, 19565–3Sherman Minton
• United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.
  350 U.S. 332Decided February 27, 19569–0John M. Harlan II
• Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.
  350 U.S. 348Decided February 27, 19569–0John M. Harlan II
• Gibson v. Lockheed Aircraft Service, Inc.
  350 U.S. 356Decided February 27, 19569–0Per curiam
• Costello v. United States
  350 U.S. 359Decided March 5, 19567–0Hugo L. Black
• Greenwood v. United States
  350 U.S. 366Decided March 5, 19568–0Felix Frankfurter
• Remmer v. United States
  350 U.S. 377Decided March 5, 19567–0Sherman Minton
• United States v. Leslie Salt Co.
  350 U.S. 383Decided March 5, 19569–0John M. Harlan II
• Cammer v. United States
  350 U.S. 399Decided March 12, 19568–0Hugo L. Black
• United States v. Contract Steel Carriers, Inc.
  350 U.S. 409Decided March 12, 19567–2Per curiam
• Florida ex Rel. Hawkins v. Board of Control of Florida
  350 U.S. 413Decided March 12, 19569–0Per curiam
• United States v. Green
  350 U.S. 415Decided March 26, 19566–3Stanley F. Reed
• Ullmann v. United States
  350 U.S. 422Decided March 26, 19567–2Felix Frankfurter
• Millinery Center Building Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
  350 U.S. 456Decided March 26, 19569–0Felix Frankfurter
• General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky
  350 U.S. 462Decided March 26, 19566–2William O. Douglas
• Mitchell v. Budd
  350 U.S. 473Decided March 26, 19569–0William O. Douglas
• Doud v. Hodge
  350 U.S. 485Decided March 26, 19569–0Sherman Minton
• Murdock Acceptance Corp. v. United States
  350 U.S. 488Decided March 26, 19568–1Per curiam
• Werner Machine Co., Inc. v. Director of Division of Taxation
  350 U.S. 492Decided March 26, 19569–0Per curiam
• Petrowski v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co.
  350 U.S. 495Decided March 26, 19569–0Per curiam
• Hyun v. Landon
  350 U.S. 990Decided March 26, 19564–4
• Pennsylvania v. Nelson
  350 U.S. 497Decided April 2, 19566–3Earl Warren
• In re Application of Burwell
  350 U.S. 521Decided April 2, 19569–0Per curiam
• Riverbank Laboratories v. Hardwood Products Corp.
  350 U.S. 1003Decided April 2, 19568–0Per curiam
• Schulz v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  350 U.S. 523Decided April 9, 19565–4Hugo L. Black
• Collins v. American Buslines, Inc.
  350 U.S. 528Decided April 9, 19569–0Felix Frankfurter
• Archawski v. Hanioti
  350 U.S. 532Decided April 9, 19569–0William O. Douglas
• International Harvester Credit Corp. v. Goodrich
  350 U.S. 537Decided April 9, 19566–2Harold H. Burton
• Slochower v. Board of Higher Education of New York CityLaw held unconstitutional
  350 U.S. 551Decided April 9, 19565–4Tom C. Clark
• Armstrong v. Armstrong
  350 U.S. 568Decided April 9, 19569–0Sherman Minton
• Squire v. Capoeman et Ux.
  351 U.S. 1Decided April 23, 19567–1Earl Warren
• Griffin v. IllinoisLaw held unconstitutional
  351 U.S. 12Decided April 23, 19565–4Hugo L. Black
• Frozen Food Express v. United States
  351 U.S. 40Decided April 23, 19568–1William O. Douglas
• East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Frozen Food Express
  351 U.S. 49Decided April 23, 19565–4William O. Douglas
• Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States
  351 U.S. 56Decided April 23, 19569–0William O. Douglas
• United Mine Workers of America v. Arkansas Oak Flooring Co.
  351 U.S. 62Decided April 23, 19567–1Harold H. Burton
• American Airlines, Inc. v. North American Airlines, Inc.
  351 U.S. 79Decided April 23, 19567–2Sherman Minton
• United States v. Zucca
  351 U.S. 91Decided April 30, 19565–3Earl Warren
• National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.
  351 U.S. 105Decided April 30, 19568–0Stanley F. Reed
• Communist Party of the United States v. Subversive Activities Control Board
  351 U.S. 115Decided April 30, 19566–3Felix Frankfurter
• Berra v. United States
  351 U.S. 131Decided April 30, 19567–2John M. Harlan II
• Sugden et Ux. v. United States.
  351 U.S. 916Decided April 30, 19566–3Per curiam
• Covey v. Town of SomersLaw held unconstitutional
  351 U.S. 141Decided May 7, 19568–1Earl Warren
• National Labor Relations Board v. Truitt Manufacturing Co.
  351 U.S. 149Decided May 7, 19566–3Hugo L. Black
• General Box Co. v. United States
  351 U.S. 159Decided May 7, 19567–2Stanley F. Reed
• Hatahley v. United States
  351 U.S. 173Decided May 7, 19569–0Tom C. Clark
• Cahill v. New York
  351 U.S. 183Decided May 14, 19565–4Per curiam
• United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co.
  351 U.S. 192Decided May 21, 19567–2Stanley F. Reed
• Johnston v. United States
  351 U.S. 215Decided May 21, 19566–3Stanley F. Reed
• Railway Employes' Department v. Hanson
  351 U.S. 225Decided May 21, 19569–0William O. Douglas
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Lobue
  351 U.S. 243Decided May 28, 19567–2Hugo L. Black
• Offutt Housing Co. v. County of Sarpy
  351 U.S. 253Decided May 28, 19565–4Felix Frankfurter
• United Automobile v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
  351 U.S. 266Decided June 4, 19566–3Stanley F. Reed
• Durley v. Mayo
  351 U.S. 277Decided June 4, 19565–4Harold H. Burton
• Black v. Cutter Laboratories
  351 U.S. 292Decided June 4, 19566–3Tom C. Clark
• United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.
  351 U.S. 305Decided June 11, 19566–3Earl Warren
• Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
  351 U.S. 321Decided June 11, 19567–2Hugo L. Black
• Jay v. Boyd
  351 U.S. 345Decided June 11, 19565–4Stanley F. Reed
• United States v. E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
  351 U.S. 377Decided June 11, 19564–3Stanley F. Reed
• Sears v. Mackey
  351 U.S. 427Decided June 11, 19569–0Harold H. Burton
• Cold Metal Process Co. v. United Engineering & Foundry Co.
  351 U.S. 445Decided June 11, 19567–2Harold H. Burton
• United States ex Rel. Darcy v. Handy
  351 U.S. 454Decided June 11, 19566–3Harold H. Burton
• Kinsella v. Krueger
  351 U.S. 470Decided June 11, 19565–4Tom C. Clark
• Reid v. Covert
  351 U.S. 487Decided June 11, 19565–4Tom C. Clark
• Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo
  351 U.S. 493Decided June 11, 19567–2Sherman Minton
• Reed v. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
  351 U.S. 502Decided June 11, 19565–4Sherman Minton
• Parr v. United States
  351 U.S. 513Decided June 11, 19565–4John M. Harlan II
• Czaplicki v. the Hoegh Silvercloud
  351 U.S. 525Decided June 11, 19569–0John M. Harlan II
• Cole v. Young
  351 U.S. 536Decided June 11, 19566–3John M. Harlan II
• De Sylva v. Ballentine
  351 U.S. 570Decided June 11, 19569–0John M. Harlan II

← 1954 Term · 1956 Term →

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