Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.

331 U.S. 519 · Decided June 9, 1947 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. was decided on June 9, 1947 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Frank Murphy wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management miscellaneous disputes” in the Unions area.

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Full case caption

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1946-111, docket 1946-111-01.

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