Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1955
Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1955 (October 1, 1955 to September 30, 1956), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 519 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (519 with at least one citation, 0 with a syllabus, counted separately); up to 100 of them, ordered by citation count, are listed below.
- January 23, 1956· cited 2,788×Michel v. Louisiana
- April 1, 1956· cited 1,814×Costello v. United States
- January 9, 1956· cited 1,330×Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.
- December 5, 1955· cited 1,308×Affronti v. United States
- June 11, 1956· cited 1,304×United States v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
- November 21, 1955· cited 1,289×Indian Towing Co. v. United States
- June 11, 1956· cited 986×Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. MacKey
- January 16, 1956· cited 783×Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.
- April 9, 1956· cited 744×Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York City
- January 9, 1956· cited 669×Corn Products Refining Co. v. Commissioner
- March 26, 1956· cited 666×Ullmann v. United States
- June 11, 1956· cited 594×Mastro Plastics Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- February 27, 1956· cited 477×United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp.
- April 30, 1956· cited 453×National Labor Relations Board v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.
- May 28, 1956· cited 445×Commissioner v. LoBue
- January 9, 1956· cited 411×Rex Trailer Co. v. United States
- May 21, 1956· cited 405×United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co.
- June 11, 1956· cited 399×Railway Employes' Department v. Hanson
- June 11, 1956· cited 393×De Sylva v. Ballentine
- January 30, 1956· cited 389×Steiner v. Mitchell
- May 28, 1956· cited 371×Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co.
- May 7, 1956· cited 329×National Labor Relations Board v. Truitt Manufacturing Co.
- April 30, 1956· cited 315×Berra v. United States
- May 14, 1956· cited 312×Pennsylvania v. Nelson
- March 5, 1956· cited 310×Greenwood v. United States
- January 9, 1956· cited 302×Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Herman v. Claudy
- April 23, 1956· cited 301×Squire v. Capoeman
- June 11, 1956· cited 291×Jay v. Boyd
- February 27, 1956· cited 282×Bishop v. United States
- February 27, 1956· cited 279×Commissioner v. Southwest Exploration Co.
- May 7, 1956· cited 274×Hatahley v. United States
- January 9, 1956· cited 260×Reece v. Georgia
- May 7, 1956· cited 240×Covey v. Town of Somers
- February 27, 1956· cited 229×V. P. Serodino, Inc. v. United States
- June 11, 1956· cited 225×Cold Metal Process Co. v. United Engineering & Foundry Co.
- January 16, 1956· cited 214×Rea v. United States
- November 7, 1955· cited 212×Mayor of Baltimore City v. Dawson
- June 11, 1956· cited 208×Czaplicki v. the Hoegh Silvercloud
- April 9, 1956· cited 201×Schulz v. Pennsylvania Railroad
- June 11, 1956· cited 200×United States v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.
- April 23, 1956· cited 187×Frozen Food Express v. United States
- June 4, 1956· cited 181×United Automobile, Aircraft & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
- November 21, 1955· cited 155×Neese v. Southern Railway Co.
- April 2, 1956· cited 153×United States v. Twin City Power Co.
- June 11, 1956· cited 147×United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. Handy
- January 30, 1956· cited 137×Mitchell v. King Packing Co.
- March 12, 1956· cited 133×Cammer v. United States
- March 5, 1956· cited 133×United States v. Leslie Salt Co.
- April 23, 1956· cited 120×East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Frozen Food Express
- June 4, 1956· cited 118×Black v. Cutter Laboratories
- June 11, 1956· cited 116×Legg v. United Benefit Life Insurance
- November 14, 1955· cited 116×Syres v. Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 23
- May 21, 1956· cited 112×Johnston v. United States
- June 11, 1956· cited 108×Cole v. Young
- April 23, 1956· cited 105×Dixie Carriers, Inc. v. United States
- June 4, 1956· cited 103×United Mine Workers of America v. Arkansas Oak Flooring Co.
- May 28, 1956· cited 101×Offutt Housing Co. v. County of Sarpy
- November 7, 1955· cited 98×Holmes v. City of Atlanta
- April 30, 1956· cited 94×United States v. Zucca
- December 5, 1955· cited 94×Brasier v. United States
- February 27, 1956· cited 93×Moore v. Capital Transit Co.
- April 9, 1956· cited 91×Archawski v. Hanioti
- January 16, 1956· cited 85×United States v. Minker
- May 28, 1956· cited 83×United States v. White Bear Brewing Co., Inc. Et Al.
- April 2, 1956· cited 82×Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.
- June 4, 1956· cited 78×Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 v. National Labor Relations Board
- November 7, 1955· cited 78×Gianfala v. Texas Co.
- October 10, 1955· cited 78×Tilbury v. Rogers
- May 21, 1956· cited 73×Wilcoxson v. United States
- October 10, 1955· cited 73×Martin v. Johnston
- June 11, 1956· cited 72×Sklaroff v. Skeadas
- November 7, 1955· cited 71×Yaeger v. Director, Department of Welfare of Virginia
- October 10, 1955· cited 68×Zientek v. Reading Co.
- March 26, 1956· cited 67×General Stores Corp. v. Shlensky
- February 27, 1956· cited 67×National Labor Relations Board v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Louisville, Inc.
- January 16, 1956· cited 65×State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Palmer
- December 5, 1955· cited 65×United States v. Union Trust Co.
- May 28, 1956· cited 63×Garrett v. Ellis
- December 12, 1955· cited 62×National Labor Relations Board v. Warren Co.
- March 26, 1956· cited 61×Werner MacHine Co. v. Director of Division of Taxation
- January 9, 1956· cited 61×Local Union No. 25 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
- June 4, 1956· cited 60×American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Ass'n v. Trinidad Corp.
- October 10, 1955· cited 59×United States v. Colotta
- May 14, 1956· cited 55×Cahill v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
- May 7, 1956· cited 55×National Lawyers Guild v. Brownell
- March 26, 1956· cited 55×Petrowski v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance
- January 9, 1956· cited 55×Boston & Providence Railroad Corp. Stockholders v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
- March 26, 1956· cited 54×Doud v. Hodge
- May 28, 1956· cited 51×Wicks v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
- January 9, 1956· cited 49×Teamsters Union v. NY, NH & HR CO.
- June 11, 1956· cited 48×Sword Line, Inc. v. United States
- April 23, 1956· cited 47×American Airlines, Inc. v. North American Airlines, Inc.
- November 14, 1955· cited 46×Freedman v. Donovan & Schuenke
- May 14, 1956· cited 45×Mitchell v. Budd
- December 5, 1955· cited 45×Wolfe v. National Lead Co.
- June 11, 1956· cited 44×Kinsella v. Krueger
- June 4, 1956· cited 44×Durley v. Mayo
- December 12, 1955· cited 44×Gonzales v. Landon
- June 11, 1956· cited 43×Reed v. Pennsylvania Railroad
- June 11, 1956· cited 43×Southern Pacific Co. v. Gileo
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