National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Company of Miami, Inc.
344 U.S. 344 · Decided January 12, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Company of Miami, Inc. was decided on January 12, 1953 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management employee discharge” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 344 U.S. 344 · 73 S. Ct. 287 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 377 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2633
- Docket number
- 217
- Decided
- January 12, 1953
- Argued
- December 19, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management employee discharge
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative 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 | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Company of Miami, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-034, docket 1952-034-01.
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