Howell Chevrolet Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
346 U.S. 482 · Decided December 14, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Howell Chevrolet Co. v. National Labor Relations Board was decided on December 14, 1953 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management bargaining” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 346 U.S. 482 · 74 S. Ct. 214 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 215 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2574
- Docket number
- 34
- Decided
- December 14, 1953
- Argued
- November 12, 1953
- Court era
- Warren 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
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management bargaining
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- National Labor Relations 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Howell Chevrolet Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-018, docket 1953-018-01.
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