Bakery Sales Drivers Local Union No. 33 v. Wagshal
333 U.S. 437 · Decided March 15, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Bakery Sales Drivers Local Union No. 33 v. Wagshal was decided on March 15, 1948 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management miscellaneous disputes” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 333 U.S. 437 · 68 S. Ct. 630 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 792 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2770
- Docket number
- 225
- Decided
- March 15, 1948
- Argued
- December 17, 1947
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Fred M. Vinson
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management miscellaneous disputes
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Norris-LaGuardia 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 | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Dissent | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Majority |
Did not participate: Wiley B. Rutledge.
Full case caption
Bakery Sales Drivers Local Union No. 33 et al. v. Wagshal, Trading as Wagshal's Delicatessen
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-054, docket 1947-054-01.
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