Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
348 U.S. 437 · Decided March 28, 1955 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. was decided on March 28, 1955 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 437 · 75 S. Ct. 489 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 510 · 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1384
- Docket number
- 51
- Decided
- March 28, 1955
- Argued
- November 17, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- 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 | Dissent | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: John M. Harlan II.
Full case caption
Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-044, docket 1954-044-01.
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