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STONER v. NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO. , 311 U.S. 464 (1940) December 23, 1940 No. 74
MILLIKEN v. MEYER , 311 U.S. 457 (1940) December 23, 1940 No. 66
BEST & CO. v. MAXWELL, 311 U.S. 454 (1940) December 23, 1940 No. 61
STATE OF WISCONSIN v. MINNESOTA MINING & MFG. CO. , 311 U.S. 452 (1940) December 16, 1940 No. 48
STATE OF WISCONSIN v. J.C. PENNEY CO., 311 U.S. 435 (1940) December 16, 1940 No. 46
L. SINGER & SONS v. UNION PAC. R. CO., 311 U.S. 295 (1940) December 16, 1940 No. 34
UNITED STATES v. APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC POWER CO., 311 U.S. 377 (1940) December 16, 1940 No. 12
US v. NORTHERN PAC. RY. CO. , 311 U.S. 317 (1940) December 16, 1940
RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS v. HUMBLE OIL & REFINING CO. , 311 U.S. 578 (1940) December 12, 1940 No. 57
HELVERING v. OREGON MUT. LIFE INS. CO. , 311 U.S. 267 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 564
SIX COMPANIES v. HIGHWAY DIST. , 311 U.S. 180 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 267
HELVERING v. PAN-AMERICAN LIFE INS CO , 311 U.S. 272 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 264
TAFT v. HELVERING, 311 U.S. 195 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 183
HELVERING v. JANNEY , 311 U.S. 189 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 113
KLOEB v. ARMOUR & CO. , 311 U.S. 199 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 65
BOWMAN v. LOPERENO, 311 U.S. 262 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 59
UNITED STATES v. HARRIS, 311 U.S. 292 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 52
WRIGHT v. UNION CENT. LIFE INS. CO. , 311 U.S. 273 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 51
WEST v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO., 311 U.S. 223 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 44
UNITED STATES v. FALCONE , 311 U.S. 205 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 42
C. E. STEVENS CO. v. FOSTER & KLEISER CO. , 311 U.S. 255 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 41
FIDELITY UNION TRUST CO. v. FIELD , 311 U.S. 169 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 32
MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. v. DUNCAN, 311 U.S. 243 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 30
BACARDI CORPORATION OF AMERICA v. DOMENECH, 311 U.S. 150 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 21
DECKERT v. INDEPENDENCE SHARES CORPORATION , 311 U.S. 282 (1940) December 09, 1940 No. 17
SCHRIBER-SCHROTH CO. v. CLEVELAND TRUST CO., 311 U.S. 211 (1940) December 09, 1940
HELVERING v. EUBANK, 311 U.S. 122 (1940) November 25, 1940 No. 205
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM , 311 U.S. 132 (1940) November 25, 1940 No. 39
SMITH v. STATE OF TEXAS, 311 U.S. 128 (1940) November 25, 1940 No. 33
AMERICAN UNITED MUT. LIFE INS. CO. v. CITY OF AVON PARK, FLA. , 311 U.S. 138 (1940) November 25, 1940 No. 31
HELVERING v. HORST , 311 U.S. 112 (1940) November 25, 1940 No. 27
STATES OF WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA v. STATE OF, 311 U.S. 107 (1940) November 25, 1940
WILSON & CO. v. UNITED STATES, 311 U.S. 104 (1940) November 18, 1940 No. 23
DRIVERS' UNION v. LAKE VALLEY CO., 311 U.S. 91 (1940) November 18, 1940 No. 20
HELVERING v. NORTHWEST STEEL ROLLING MILLS , 311 U.S. 46 (1940) November 12, 1940 No. 121
J. E. RILEY INV. CO. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, 311 U.S. 55 (1940) November 12, 1940 No. 50
HANSBERRY v. LEE , 311 U.S. 32 (1940) November 12, 1940 No. 29
WEST INDIA OIL CO. v. DOMENECH , 311 U.S. 20 (1940) November 12, 1940 No. 26
INTERNATIONAL ASS'N v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BD. , 311 U.S. 72 (1940) November 12, 1940 No. 16
FLEISHER ENGINEERING & CONSTR. CO. v. UNITED STATES, 311 U.S. 15 (1940) November 12, 1940 No. 15
UNITED STATES v. STEWART, 311 U.S. 60 (1940) November 12, 1940 No. 13
NEUBERGER v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE , 311 U.S. 83 (1940) November 12, 1940
CRANE-JOHNSON CO. v. HELVERING, 311 U.S. 54 (1940) November 12, 1940
WEST INDIA OIL CO v. SANCHO, 311 U.S. 615 (1940) October 23, 1940 No. 26
CONTINENTAL ASSUR. CO. v. TENNESSEE, 311 U.S. 5 (1940) October 21, 1940 No. 117
REPUBLIC STEEL CORP. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BD. , 311 U.S. 7 (1940) October 17, 1940 No. 14
STATE OF ARK. v. STATE OF TENN., 311 U.S. 1 (1940) October 14, 1940
MINERSVILLE SCHOOL DIST. v. GOBITIS, 310 U.S. 586 (1940) June 03, 1940 No. 690
RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS v. ROWAN & NICHOLS OIL CO. , 310 U.S. 573 (1940) June 03, 1940 No. 681
STATE OF ARK. v. STATE OF TENN. , 310 U.S. 563 (1940) June 03, 1940
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. U. S. REALTY & IMP. CO., 310 U.S. 434 (1940) May 27, 1940 No. 796
US v. SUMMERLIN, 310 U.S. 414 (1940) May 27, 1940 No. 715
UNITED STATES v. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASS'NS, 310 U.S. 534 (1940) May 27, 1940 No. 713
UNITED STATES v. DICKERSON , 310 U.S. 554 (1940) May 27, 1940 No. 705
APEX HOSIERY CO. v. LEADER , 310 U.S. 469 (1940) May 27, 1940 No. 638
DELAWARE RIVER JOINT TOLL BRIDGE COM'N PENNSYLVANIA-NEW JERSEY v. , 310 U.S. 419 (1940) May 27, 1940 No. 563
WHITE v. STATE OF TEXAS, 310 U.S. 530 (1940) May 27, 1940 No. 87
SUNSHINE ANTHRACITE COAL CO. v. ADKINS, 310 U.S. 381 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 804
NASHVILLE, C. & ST. L. RY. v. BROWNING , 310 U.S. 362 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 789
BORCHARD v. CALIFORNIA BANK , 310 U.S. 311 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 752
US v. CHICAGO HEIGHTS TRUCKING CO. , 310 U.S. 344 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 724
ANDERSON v. HELVERING , 310 U.S. 404 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 682
SONTAG CHAIN STORES CO. LIMITED v. NATIONAL NUT CO. OF CALIFORNIA, 310 U.S. 281 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 671
DAMPSKIBSSELSKABET DANNEBROG v. SIGNAL OIL & GAS CO. OF, 310 U.S. 268 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 662
CANTWELL v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT, 310 U.S. 296 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 632
US v. GEORGE S. BUSH & CO., INC. , 310 U.S. 371 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 613
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BRADFORD DYEING ASS'N, 310 U.S. 318 (1940) May 20, 1940 No. 588
EX PARTE BRANSFORD , 310 U.S. 354 (1940) May 20, 1940
TIGNER v. STATE OF TEXAS , 310 U.S. 141 (1940) May 06, 1940 No. 635
U. S. v. SOCONY-VACUUM OIL CO. , 310 U.S. 150 (1940) May 06, 1940 No. 346
WARREN v. PALMER , 310 U.S. 132 (1940) April 29, 1940 No. 643
40333 PERKINS v. LUKENS STEEL CO. , 310 U.S. 113 (1940) April 29, 1940 No. 593
COLORADO NAT. BANK OF DENVER v. BEDFORD, 310 U.S. 41 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 719
CARLSON v. PEOPLE OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA , 310 U.S. 106 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 667
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. v. NESTER , 309 U.S. 582 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 597
OSBORN v. OZLIN, 310 U.S. 53 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 592
UNITED STATES v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, 310 U.S. 16 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 587
UNION JOINT STOCK LAND BANK OF DETROIT v. BYERLY, 310 U.S. 1 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 579
VEIX v. SIXTH WARD BUILDING & LOAN ASS'N OF NEWARK, N.J. , 310 U.S. 32 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 567
THORNHILL v. STATE OF ALABAMA, 310 U.S. 88 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 514
HELVERING v. FULLER , 310 U.S. 69 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 427
HELVERING v. LEONARD , 310 U.S. 80 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 426
MAURER v. HAMILTON, 309 U.S. 598 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 380
STATE OF WYOMING v. STATE OF COLORADO , 309 U.S. 572 (1940) April 22, 1940 No. 10
CITY OF YONKERS v. DOWNEY , 309 U.S. 590 (1940) April 22, 1940
STATE OF WISCONSIN v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, 309 U.S. 569 (1940) April 03, 1940
HELVERING v. WOOD, 309 U.S. 637 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 767
TRADESMENS NAT. BANK OF OKLAHOMA CITY v. OKLAHOMA TAX COM'N. , 309 U.S. 560 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 596
KERSH LAKE DRAINAGE DIST. v. JOHNSON , 309 U.S. 485 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 595
PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO v. RUBERT HERMANOS, INC. , 309 U.S. 543 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 582
UNITED STATES v. SHAW , 309 U.S. 495 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 570
HELVERING v. PRICE, 309 U.S. 409 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 559
WHITNEY v. STATE TAX COMMISSION OF NEW YORK , 309 U.S. 530 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 541
ETHYL GASOLINE CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES, 309 U.S. 436 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 536
MINNESOTA v. NATIONAL TEA COMPANY , 309 U.S. 551 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 500
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM'N v. SANDERS BROS. RADIO STATION , 309 U.S. 470 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 499
SHELDON v. METRO-GOLDWYN PICTURES CORPORATION, 309 U.S. 390 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 482
THOMPSON v. MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM CO. , 309 U.S. 478 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 481
HELVERING v. BRUUN , 309 U.S. 461 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 479
MCGOLDRICK v. GULF OIL CORP. , 309 U.S. 414 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 473
INLAND WATERWAYS CORPORATION v. YOUNG , 309 U.S. 517 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 358
MCGOLDRICK v. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE , 309 U.S. 430 (1940) March 25, 1940 No. 44
WOODRING v. WARDELL , 309 U.S. 527 (1940) March 25, 1940
DICKINSON INDUS. SITE v. COWAN , 309 U.S. 382 (1940) March 11, 1940 No. 386
PARAMINO LUMBER CO. v. MARSHALL , 309 U.S. 370 (1940) March 11, 1940 No. 271
NATIONAL LICORICE CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR R. BOARD, 309 U.S. 350 (1940) March 04, 1940 No. 272
COBBLEDICK v. UNITED STATES , 309 U.S. 323 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 571
GERMANTOWN TRUST CO. v. COMMISSIONER OF INT. REV. , 309 U.S. 304 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 462
HELVERING v. KEHOE, 309 U.S. 277 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 419
STATE OF MINNESOTA EX REL. PEARSON v. PROBATE COURT OF RAMSEY , 309 U.S. 270 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 394
HELVERING v. WOOD , 309 U.S. 344 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 384
HELVERING v. CLIFFORD, 309 U.S. 331 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 383
AMALGAMATED UTILITY WORKERS v. CONSOL. EDISON CO. OF NEW YORK , 309 U.S. 261 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 342
RUSSELL v. TODD, 309 U.S. 280 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 329
MAYO v. LAKELAND HIGHLANDS CANNING CO., 309 U.S. 310 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 270
SOUTH CHICAGO COAL & DOCK CO. v. BASSETT , 309 U.S. 251 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 262
FISCHER v. PAULINE OIL & GAS CO. , 309 U.S. 294 (1940) February 26, 1940 No. 239
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION, REGION NO. 4 v. BURR , 309 U.S. 242 (1940) February 12, 1940 No. 354
DEITRICK v. GREANEY, 309 U.S. 190 (1940) February 12, 1940 No. 246
CHAMBERS v. STATE OF FLORIDA, 309 U.S. 227 (1940) February 12, 1940 No. 195
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BD. v. WATERMAN S.S. CORP., 309 U.S. 206 (1940) February 12, 1940 No. 193
MCCARROLL v. DIXIE GREYHOUND LINES, 309 U.S. 176 (1940) February 12, 1940 No. 138
US FOR USE AND BEN. OF MIDLAND LOAN FINANCE CO. v. NATIONAL , 309 U.S. 165 (1940) February 05, 1940 No. 236
MCGOLDRICK v. BERWIND-WHITE COAL MINING CO., 309 U.S. 33 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 475
FLY v. HEITMEYER, 309 U.S. 146 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 316
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COM'N v. POTTSVILLE B. CO., 309 U.S. 134 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 265
BELL TELEPHONE CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA v. PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY, 309 U.S. 30 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 252
HELVERING v. FITCH , 309 U.S. 149 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 243
CARPENTER v. WABASH RY. CO. , 309 U.S. 23 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 230
ILLINOIS CENT. R. CO. v. STATE OF MINN. , 309 U.S. 157 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 222
MORGAN v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE , 309 U.S. 78 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 210
YEARSLEY v. W. A. ROSS CONST. CO. , 309 U.S. 18 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 156
HELVERING v. HALLOCK, 309 U.S. 106 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 110
MADDEN v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY , 309 U.S. 83 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 92
MCGOLDRICK v. FELT & TARRANT MFG. CO., 309 U.S. 70 (1940) January 29, 1940 No. 45
MCGOLDRICK v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, 309 U.S. 2 (1940) January 15, 1940 No. 473
JAMES STEWART & CO. v. SADRAKULA, 309 U.S. 94 (1940) January 15, 1940 No. 251
MILLER v. HATFIELD, 309 U.S. 1 (1940) January 15, 1940 No. 237
REAL ESTATE-LAND TITLE & TRUST CO. v. UNITED STATES , 309 U.S. 13 (1940) January 15, 1940 No. 229
OKLAHOMA PACKING CO. v. OKLAHOMA GAS & ELEC. CO. , 309 U.S. 4 (1940) January 15, 1940 No. 19
DEPUTY v. DU PONT, 308 U.S. 488 (1940) January 08, 1940 No. 151
HIGGINS v. SMITH, 308 U.S. 473 (1940) January 08, 1940 No. 146
U. S. v. U. S. FIDELITY & GUAR. CO. , 309 U.S. 506 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 569
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. FALK CORP. , 308 U.S. 453 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 460
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. ELECTRICAL WORKERS, 308 U.S. 413 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 253
HAGGAR CO. v. HELVERING, 308 U.S. 389 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 176
SANCHO v. TEXAS CO. , 308 U.S. 463 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 132
GENERAL AMERICAN TANK CAR CORP. v. EL DORADO T. CO., 308 U.S. 422 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 129
AVERY v. STATE OF ALABAMA , 308 U.S. 444 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 124
CHICOT COUNTY DRAINAGE DIST. v. BAXTER STATE BANK , 308 U.S. 371 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 122
KALB v. FEUERSTEIN , 308 U.S. 433 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 120
POSTAL S.S. CORPORATION v. THE EL ISLEO , 308 U.S. 378 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 73
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR v. NATIONAL L. R. BOARD, 308 U.S. 401 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 70
LE TULLE v. SCOFIELD , 308 U.S. 415 (1940) January 02, 1940 No. 63

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