List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 311

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Supreme Court of the United States
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 311
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EstablishedMarch 4, 1789;236 years ago (1789-03-04)
Location Washington, D.C.
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Authorised by Constitution of the United States, Art. III, § 1
Judge term lengthlife tenure, subject to impeachment and removal
Number of positions9 (by statute)
Website supremecourt.gov

This is a list of cases reported in volume 311 of United States Reports , decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1940 and 1941.

Contents

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of volume 311 U.S.

The Supreme Court is established by Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which says: "The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court . . .". The size of the Court is not specified; the Constitution leaves it to Congress to set the number of justices. Under the Judiciary Act of 1789 Congress originally fixed the number of justices at six (one chief justice and five associate justices). [1] Since 1789 Congress has varied the size of the Court from six to seven, nine, ten, and back to nine justices (always including one chief justice).

When the cases in volume 311 were decided the Court comprised the following members:

PortraitJusticeOfficeHome StateSucceededDate confirmed by the Senate
(Vote)
Tenure on Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes cph.3b15401.jpg Charles Evans Hughes Chief Justice New York William Howard Taft February 13, 1930
(52–26)
February 24, 1930

June 30, 1941
(Retired)
Jamescmcreynolds.jpg James Clark McReynolds Associate Justice Tennessee Horace Harmon Lurton August 29, 1914
(44–6)
October 12, 1914

January 31, 1941
(Retired)
Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone photograph circa 1927-1932.jpg Harlan F. Stone Associate Justice New York Joseph McKenna February 5, 1925
(71–6)
March 2, 1925

July 2, 1941
(Continued as chief justice)
Owen J. Roberts cph.3b11988.jpg Owen Roberts Associate Justice Pennsylvania Edward Terry Sanford May 20, 1930
(Acclamation)
June 2, 1930

July 31, 1945
(Resigned)
HugoLaFayetteBlack.jpg Hugo Black Associate Justice Alabama Willis Van Devanter August 17, 1937
(63–16)
August 19, 1937

September 17, 1971
(Retired)
Stanley Reed.jpg Stanley Forman Reed Associate Justice Kentucky George Sutherland January 25, 1938
(Acclamation)
January 31, 1938

February 25, 1957
(Retired)
Frankfurter-Felix-LOC.jpg Felix Frankfurter Associate Justice Massachusetts Benjamin Nathan Cardozo January 17, 1939
(Acclamation)
January 30, 1939

August 28, 1962
(Retired)
Justice William O Douglas.jpg William O. Douglas Associate Justice Connecticut Louis Brandeis April 4, 1939
(62–4)
April 17, 1939

November 12, 1975
(Retired)
Justice Frank Murphy.jpg Frank Murphy Associate Justice Michigan Pierce Butler January 16, 1940
(Acclamation)
February 5, 1940

July 19, 1949
(Died)

Federal court system

Under the Judiciary Act of 1789 the federal court structure at the time comprised District Courts, which had general trial jurisdiction; Circuit Courts, which had mixed trial and appellate (from the US District Courts) jurisdiction; and the United States Supreme Court, which had appellate jurisdiction over the federal District and Circuit courts—and for certain issues over state courts. The Supreme Court also had limited original jurisdiction (i.e., in which cases could be filed directly with the Supreme Court without first having been heard by a lower federal or state court). There were one or more federal District Courts and/or Circuit Courts in each state, territory, or other geographical region.

The Judiciary Act of 1891 created the United States Courts of Appeals and reassigned the jurisdiction of most routine appeals from the district and circuit courts to these appellate courts. The Act created nine new courts that were originally known as the "United States Circuit Courts of Appeals." The new courts had jurisdiction over most appeals of lower court decisions. The Supreme Court could review either legal issues that a court of appeals certified or decisions of court of appeals by writ of certiorari. On January 1, 1912, the effective date of the Judicial Code of 1911, the old Circuit Courts were abolished, with their remaining trial court jurisdiction transferred to the U.S. District Courts.

List of cases in volume 311 U.S.

Case nameCitationDate decided
Arkansas v. Tennessee 311 U.S. 1 1940
Continental Assurance Company v. Tennessee 311 U.S. 5 1940
Republic Steel Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board 311 U.S. 7 1940
Fleisher Engineering and Construction Company v. United States ex rel. Hallenbeck 311 U.S. 15 1940
W. India Oil Company v. Domenech 311 U.S. 20 1940
Hansberry v. Lee 311 U.S. 32 1940
Helvering v. Northwestern Steel Rolling Mills, Inc. 311 U.S. 46 1940
Crane-Johnson Company v. Helvering 311 U.S. 54 1940
J.E. Riley Investment Company v. Internal Revenue Service 311 U.S. 55 1940
United States v. Stewart 311 U.S. 60 1940
Machinists v. National Labor Relations Board 311 U.S. 72 1940
Neuberger v. Internal Revenue Service 311 U.S. 83 1940
Milk Wagon Drivers v. Lake Valley Farm Products, Inc. 311 U.S. 91 1940
Wilson and Company v. United States 311 U.S. 104 1940
Wisconsin v. Illinois 311 U.S. 107 1940
Helvering v. Horst 311 U.S. 112 1940
Helvering v. Eubank 311 U.S. 122 1940
Smith v. Texas 311 U.S. 128 1940
Federal Communications Commission v. Columbia Broadcasting System 311 U.S. 132 1940
American United Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Avon Park 311 U.S. 138 1940
Bacardi Corporation v. Domenech 311 U.S. 150 1940
Fidelity Union Trust Company v. Field 311 U.S. 169 1940
Six Cos. v. Joint Highway District 311 U.S. 180 1940
Helvering v. Janney 311 U.S. 189 1940
Taft v. Helvering 311 U.S. 195 1940
Kloeb v. Armour and Company 311 U.S. 199 1940
United States v. Falcone 311 U.S. 205 1940
Schriber-Schroth Company v. Cleveland Trust Company 311 U.S. 211 1940
West v. AT&T 311 U.S. 223 1940
Montgomery Ward and Company v. Duncan 311 U.S. 243 1940
C.E. Stevens Company v. Foster and Kleiser Company 311 U.S. 255 1940
Bowman v. Loperena 311 U.S. 262 1940
Helvering v. Oregon Mutual Life Insurance Company 311 U.S. 267 1940
Helvering v. Pan-American Life Insurance Company 311 U.S. 272 1940
Wright v. Union Central Life Insurance Company 311 U.S. 273 1940
Deckert v. Independent Shares Corporation 311 U.S. 282 1940
United States v. Harris 311 U.S. 292 1940
L. Singer and Sons v. Union Pacific Railroad Company 311 U.S. 295 1940
United States v. Northern Pacific Railroad Company 311 U.S. 317 1940
United States v. Appalachian Electric Power Company 311 U.S. 377 1940
Wisconsin v. J.C. Penney Company 311 U.S. 435 1940
Wisconsin v. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company 311 U.S. 452 1940
Best and Company v. Maxwell 311 U.S. 454 1940
Milliken v. Meyer 311 U.S. 457 1940
Stoner v. New York Life Insurance Company 311 U.S. 464 1940
Z. and F. Assets Realization Corporation v. Hull 311 U.S. 470 1941
Jackson v. Irving Trust Company 311 U.S. 494 1941
Helvering v. Hammel 311 U.S. 504 1941
Electro-Chemical Engraving Company v. Commissioner 311 U.S. 513 1941
H.J. Heinz Company v. National Labor Relations Board 311 U.S. 514 1941
McClain v. Internal Revenue Service 311 U.S. 527 1941
Voeller v. Neilston Warehouse Company 311 U.S. 531 1941
Vandenbark v. Owens-Illinois Glass Company 311 U.S. 538 1941
Palmer v. Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company 311 U.S. 544 1941
Railroad Commissioner v. Rowan and Nichols Oil Company 311 U.S. 570 1941
Railroad Commissioner v. Humble Oil and Refining Company 311 U.S. 578 1941
Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Prudence Sec. Advisory Group 311 U.S. 579 1941
National Labor Relations Board v. Link-Belt Company 311 U.S. 584 1941

Notes and references

  1. "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.