National Labor Relations Board v. Truitt Manufacturing Co.
351 U.S. 149 · Decided May 7, 1956 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Truitt Manufacturing Co. was decided on May 7, 1956 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed 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
- 351 U.S. 149 · 76 S. Ct. 753 · 100 L. Ed. 2d 1027 · 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1717
- Docket number
- 486
- Decided
- May 7, 1956
- Argued
- March 29, 1956
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- 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 | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Truitt Manufacturing Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 1955-077, docket 1955-077-01.
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