Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McComb
337 U.S. 755 · Decided June 27, 1949 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McComb was decided on June 27, 1949 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Fair Labor Standards Act” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 337 U.S. 755 · 69 S. Ct. 1274 · 93 L. Ed. 2d 1672 · 1949 U.S. LEXIS 2986
- Docket number
- 128
- Decided
- June 27, 1949
- Argued
- December 16, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Fred M. Vinson
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Farmers Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. McComb, Wage & Hour Administrator
SCDB identifiers: case 1948-108, docket 1948-108-01.
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