National Labor Relations Board v. Gamble Enterprises, Inc.
345 U.S. 117 · Decided March 9, 1953 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Gamble Enterprises, Inc. was decided on March 9, 1953 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harold H. Burton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management working conditions” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 345 U.S. 117 · 73 S. Ct. 560 · 97 L. Ed. 2d 864 · 1953 U.S. LEXIS 2620
- Docket number
- 238
- Decided
- March 9, 1953
- Argued
- November 19, 1952
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Harold H. Burton
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management working conditions
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management 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 | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Gamble Enterprises, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1952-061, docket 1952-061-01.
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