Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1937
Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1937 (October 1, 1937 to September 30, 1938), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 423 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (423 with at least one citation, 0 with a syllabus, counted separately); up to 100 of them, ordered by citation count, are listed below.
- April 25, 1938· cited 18,491×Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
- May 31, 1938· cited 10,545×Johnson v. Zerbst
- February 28, 1938· cited 3,971×Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.
- December 6, 1937· cited 2,059×Palko v. Connecticut
- January 31, 1938· cited 1,626×Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.
- March 28, 1938· cited 1,301×Lovell v. City of Griffin
- March 7, 1938· cited 1,233×Helvering v. Mitchell
- April 25, 1938· cited 1,175×United States v. Carolene Products Co.
- May 16, 1938· cited 804×Helvering v. National Grocery Co.
- April 25, 1938· cited 804×Morgan v. United States
- December 6, 1937· cited 748×Helvering v. Gowran
- May 16, 1938· cited 740×National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co.
- December 6, 1937· cited 666×Berman v. United States
- April 25, 1938· cited 564×Guaranty Trust Co. v. United States
- December 6, 1937· cited 542×James v. Dravo Contracting Co.
- March 28, 1938· cited 497×Calmar Steamship Corp. v. Taylor
- February 28, 1938· cited 490×Western Live Stock v. Bureau of Revenue
- February 28, 1938· cited 437×Hassett v. Welch
- February 14, 1938· cited 424×South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Bros.
- November 8, 1937· cited 423×Bogardus v. Commissioner
- March 28, 1938· cited 381×Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.
- December 6, 1937· cited 367×Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (PR), Ltd.
- January 3, 1938· cited 348×Alabama Power Co. v. Ickes
- May 23, 1938· cited 344×General Electric Co. v. Wabash Appliance Corp.
- February 28, 1938· cited 340×National Labor Relations Board v. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc.
- November 8, 1937· cited 320×Dodge v. Board of Ed. of Chicago
- November 8, 1937· cited 294×Kelly v. Washington Ex Rel. Foss Co.
- January 31, 1938· cited 293×Adam v. Saenger
- January 17, 1938· cited 293×Minnesota Tea Co. v. Helvering
- May 16, 1938· cited 280×California Water Service Co. v. City of Redding
- May 23, 1938· cited 274×Helvering v. Gerhardt
- January 31, 1938· cited 273×Indiana Ex Rel. Anderson v. Brand
- November 8, 1937· cited 270×Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Sullivan v. Ashe
- February 14, 1938· cited 260×SC Hwy. Dept. v. Barnwell Bros.
- March 14, 1938· cited 258×United States v. Wurts
- May 16, 1938· cited 253×J. D. Adams Manufacturing Co. v. Storen
- May 23, 1938· cited 248×Zerbst v. Kidwell
- November 8, 1937· cited 242×Federal Trade Commission v. Standard Education Society
- February 28, 1938· cited 241×Lauf v. E. G. Shinner & Co.
- May 16, 1938· cited 239×Wright v. Union Central Life Insurance
- March 28, 1938· cited 232×New York Rapid Transit Corp. v. City of New York
- May 23, 1938· cited 220×Federal Power Commission v. Metropolitan Edison Co.
- April 25, 1938· cited 218×New Negro Alliance v. Sanitary Grocery Co.
- March 28, 1938· cited 210×Santa Cruz Fruit Packing Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
- November 8, 1937· cited 206×Palmer v. Commissioner
- March 7, 1938· cited 198×Helvering v. Mountain Producers Corp.
- May 2, 1938· cited 196×Ruhlin v. New York Life Insurance
- March 28, 1938· cited 196×Electric Bond & Share Co. v. Securities & Exchange Comm'n
- May 2, 1938· cited 192×Petroleum Exploration, Inc. v. Public Service Commission
- May 23, 1938· cited 190×Collins v. Yosemite Park & Curry Co.
- March 7, 1938· cited 190×Helvering v. Bankline Oil Co.
- January 10, 1938· cited 186×Biddle v. Commissioner
- May 2, 1938· cited 185×Pacific National Co. v. Welch
- December 6, 1937· cited 183×Silas Mason Co. v. Tax Commission of Washington
- January 3, 1938· cited 180×United States v. Garbutt Oil Co.
- February 28, 1938· cited 179×United States v. Illinois Central Railroad
- April 25, 1938· cited 175×Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co.
- January 3, 1938· cited 174×United States v. McGowan
- January 31, 1938· cited 169×Kay v. United States
- November 15, 1937· cited 169×Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. Forty-One Thirty-Six Wilcox Bldg. Corp.
- January 3, 1938· cited 161×Railroad Commission v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- April 25, 1938· cited 159×United States v. Shoshone Tribe of Indians
- January 3, 1938· cited 157×Leitch Manufacturing Co. v. Barber Co.
- January 31, 1938· cited 153×Connecticut General Life Insurance v. Johnson
- March 7, 1938· cited 150×Helvering v. Elbe Oil Land Development Co.
- February 14, 1938· cited 147×New York Life Insurance v. Gamer
- January 31, 1938· cited 146×Munro v. United States
- January 3, 1938· cited 146×United States v. Andrews
- April 25, 1938· cited 142×United States v. Bekins
- November 8, 1937· cited 142×Puget Sound Stevedoring Co. v. State Tax Commission
- May 16, 1938· cited 141×Heiner v. Mellon
- May 16, 1938· cited 139×General Talking Pictures Corp. v. Western Electric Co.
- January 3, 1938· cited 136×United States v. Raynor
- May 31, 1938· cited 134×Allen v. Regents of the University System
- December 6, 1937· cited 134×Natural Gas Pipeline Co. v. Slattery
- February 28, 1938· cited 133×United States v. Griffin
- December 6, 1937· cited 132×Worcester County Trust Co. v. Riley
- January 31, 1938· cited 131×Brady v. Terminal Railroad Assn.
- March 7, 1938· cited 127×Helvering v. O'DONNELL
- February 28, 1938· cited 125×United States v. Klein
- November 8, 1937· cited 125×Groman v. Commissioner
- March 28, 1938· cited 123×United States v. Hendler
- May 23, 1938· cited 120×Taft v. Commissioner
- February 14, 1938· cited 118×Maty v. Grasselli Chemical Co.
- January 31, 1938· cited 113×Compania Espanola De Navegacion Maritima, SA v. the Navemar
- January 17, 1938· cited 113×Wright v. United States
- April 25, 1938· cited 112×United States v. Klamath & Moadoc Tribes of Indians
- May 16, 1938· cited 109×Lang v. Commissioner
- January 3, 1938· cited 104×Helvering v. Bashford
- March 7, 1938· cited 101×Ticonic National Bank v. Sprague
- March 28, 1938· cited 98×Adams v. Nagle
- May 31, 1938· cited 91×Denver Union Stock Yard Co. v. United States
- January 31, 1938· cited 89×Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Schauffler
- November 8, 1937· cited 87×McEachern v. Rose
- April 4, 1938· cited 84×Coverdale v. Arkansas-Louisiana Pipe Line Co.
- December 6, 1937· cited 83×Breedlove v. Suttles
- April 11, 1938· cited 82×Hale v. Kentucky
- December 13, 1937· cited 81×Smyth v. United States
- December 6, 1937· cited 79×Frad v. Kelly
- February 14, 1938· cited 76×United Gas Public Service Co. v. Texas
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