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Supreme Court Opinions — October Term 1959

Most-cited Supreme Court opinions filed in October Term 1959 (October 1, 1959 to September 30, 1960), from CourtListener's bulk data. CourtListener's bulk data has 607 records for this term with at least one citation or a syllabus (607 with at least one citation, 0 with a syllabus, counted separately); up to 100 of them, ordered by citation count, are listed below.

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  1. June 20, 1960· cited 5,791×
    United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.
  2. March 28, 1960· cited 4,796×
    Jones v. United States
  3. June 20, 1960· cited 4,461×
    United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.
  4. April 18, 1960· cited 3,197×
    Dusky v. United States
  5. June 20, 1960· cited 2,750×
    United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.
  6. June 27, 1960· cited 2,501×
    Elkins v. United States
  7. January 11, 1960· cited 2,073×
    Stirone v. United States
  8. November 23, 1959· cited 1,968×
    Henry v. United States
  9. June 13, 1960· cited 1,566×
    Commissioner v. Duberstein
  10. June 20, 1960· cited 1,508×
    Flemming v. Nestor
  11. March 28, 1960· cited 1,485×
    Abel v. United States
  12. June 13, 1960· cited 1,258×
    Smith v. California
  13. January 11, 1960· cited 1,191×
    Blackburn v. Alabama
  14. February 29, 1960· cited 1,174×
    United States v. Raines
  15. June 27, 1960· cited 1,118×
    Armstrong v. United States
  16. June 13, 1960· cited 1,026×
    Hoffman v. Blaski
  17. October 12, 1959· cited 896×
    County of Allegheny v. Frank Mashuda Co.
  18. June 20, 1960· cited 894×
    Aquilino v. United States
  19. June 20, 1960· cited 819×
    Hannah v. Larche
  20. May 16, 1960· cited 814×
    Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.
  21. March 21, 1960· cited 801×
    Thompson v. City of Louisville
  22. March 21, 1960· cited 797×
    Flora v. United States
  23. February 23, 1960· cited 775×
    Bates v. City of Little Rock
  24. October 12, 1959· cited 766×
    Palermo v. United States
  25. June 27, 1960· cited 711×
    Continental Grain Co. v. Barge FBL-585
  26. April 4, 1960· cited 642×
    Arnold v. Ben Kanowsky, Inc.
  27. April 25, 1960· cited 626×
    Huron Portland Cement Co. v. City of Detroit
  28. June 27, 1960· cited 586×
    Rios v. United States
  29. October 12, 1959· cited 586×
    Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. v. United States
  30. February 29, 1960· cited 561×
    United States v. Parke, Davis & Co.
  31. February 23, 1960· cited 516×
    National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union
  32. January 18, 1960· cited 515×
    Mitchell v. Robert DeMario Jewelry, Inc.
  33. June 6, 1960· cited 494×
    De Veau v. Braisted
  34. October 12, 1959· cited 488×
    Barenblatt v. United States
  35. May 16, 1960· cited 474×
    Schaffer v. United States
  36. March 7, 1960· cited 468×
    Talley v. California
  37. May 23, 1960· cited 408×
    Levine v. United States
  38. April 25, 1960· cited 400×
    Local Lodge No. 1424, International Ass'n of MacHinists v. National Labor Relations Board
  39. June 13, 1960· cited 363×
    Parr v. United States
  40. October 12, 1959· cited 351×
    Vivona v. Conboy
  41. June 20, 1960· cited 316×
    Schilling v. Rogers
  42. November 16, 1959· cited 316×
    Commissioner v. Acker
  43. February 23, 1960· cited 303×
    Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp.
  44. January 18, 1960· cited 296×
    Kinsella v. United States Ex Rel. Singleton
  45. June 27, 1960· cited 279×
    Massey Motors, Inc. v. United States
  46. April 18, 1960· cited 277×
    Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation
  47. June 13, 1960· cited 271×
    Clay v. Sun Ins. Office Ltd.
  48. June 27, 1960· cited 253×
    Commissioner v. Gillette Motor Transport, Inc.
  49. June 27, 1960· cited 243×
    United States v. Republic Steel Corp.
  50. February 23, 1960· cited 239×
    Forman v. United States
  51. December 7, 1959· cited 230×
    West v. United States
  52. June 27, 1960· cited 227×
    Parker v. Ellis
  53. May 16, 1960· cited 210×
    Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Chicago & North Western Railway Co.
  54. June 13, 1960· cited 207×
    United States v. Brosnan
  55. February 23, 1960· cited 205×
    Phillips Chemical Co. v. Dumas Independent School District
  56. January 25, 1960· cited 204×
    Local No. 8-6, Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union v. Missouri
  57. May 31, 1960· cited 197×
    United States v. Louisiana
  58. March 7, 1960· cited 196×
    Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. Jacobsen
  59. June 20, 1960· cited 194×
    Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
  60. June 20, 1960· cited 189×
    Federal Trade Commission v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
  61. November 23, 1959· cited 187×
    Sentilles v. Inter-Caribbean Shipping Corp.
  62. March 21, 1960· cited 186×
    Scripto, Inc. v. Carson
  63. February 23, 1960· cited 180×
    National Labor Relations Board v. Deena Artware, Inc.
  64. March 28, 1960· cited 173×
    National Labor Relations Board v. Drivers, Chauffeurs, Helpers, Local Union No. 639
  65. August 23, 1960· cited 164×
    Robert Lawrence Co. v. Devonshire Fabrics, Inc.
  66. October 12, 1959· cited 164×
    Uphaus v. Wyman
  67. January 18, 1960· cited 163×
    Hess v. United States
  68. June 13, 1960· cited 160×
    United States v. Kaiser
  69. May 31, 1960· cited 154×
    Marine Cooks & Stewards v. Panama Steamship Co.
  70. May 2, 1960· cited 153×
    Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Assn., Inc. v. United States
  71. April 4, 1960· cited 151×
    Mitchell v. H. B. Zachry Co.
  72. June 20, 1960· cited 140×
    United States v. Durham Lumber Co.
  73. June 27, 1960· cited 137×
    Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Co. v. Federal Power Commission
  74. June 6, 1960· cited 135×
    Kreshik v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church of North America
  75. June 27, 1960· cited 132×
    Elmer v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
  76. December 14, 1959· cited 130×
    Inman v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
  77. October 12, 1959· cited 128×
    Pennsylvania Railroad v. Day
  78. June 27, 1960· cited 127×
    United States v. Cannelton Sewer Pipe Co.
  79. November 16, 1959· cited 123×
    Morgan Drive Away, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America
  80. January 18, 1960· cited 117×
    McElroy v. United States Ex Rel. Guagliardo
  81. June 20, 1960· cited 115×
    United States v. American-Foreign Steamship Corp.
  82. June 20, 1960· cited 114×
    Miner v. Atlass
  83. June 6, 1960· cited 108×
    Federal Trade Commission v. Broch
  84. October 12, 1959· cited 108×
    Federal Trade Commission v. Simplicity Pattern Co.
  85. April 18, 1960· cited 107×
    Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. United States
  86. December 14, 1959· cited 107×
    Braen v. Pfeifer Oil Transportation Co.
  87. June 27, 1960· cited 106×
    Hertz Corp. v. United States
  88. June 13, 1960· cited 102×
    Texas Gas Transmission Corp. v. Shell Oil Co.
  89. June 27, 1960· cited 100×
    Communications Workers v. National Labor Relations Board
  90. June 27, 1960· cited 97×
    Ohio Ex Rel. Eaton v. Price
  91. February 23, 1960· cited 97×
    United States v. Mersky
  92. June 27, 1960· cited 96×
    Livingston v. United States
  93. December 7, 1959· cited 96×
    United Steelworkers v. United States
  94. April 18, 1960· cited 91×
    Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.
  95. June 13, 1960· cited 90×
    Pennsylvania Railroad v. United States
  96. April 18, 1960· cited 89×
    Ward v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
  97. June 13, 1960· cited 87×
    United States v. Grand River Dam Authority
  98. May 2, 1960· cited 84×
    Norwich, Connecticut Printing Specialties & Paper Products Union, Local No. 494 v. Leedom
  99. March 21, 1960· cited 80×
    Muryn v. New York Central Railroad
  100. February 29, 1960· cited 80×
    Nelson v. County of Los Angeles

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