National Labor Relations Board v. Cocacola Bottling Co. of Louisville, Inc.
350 U.S. 264 · Decided February 27, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Cocacola Bottling Co. of Louisville, Inc. was decided on February 27, 1956 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management union representatives” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 350 U.S. 264 · 76 S. Ct. 383 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 285 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1741
- Docket number
- 79
- Decided
- February 27, 1956
- Argued
- January 17, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management union representatives
- 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 | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Did not participate: John M. Harlan II.
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Cocacola Bottling Co. of Louisville, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-025, docket 1955-025-01.
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