10 EAST 40TH STREET BUILDING, INC. v. CALLUS et al. (1945)

10 EAST 40TH STREET BUILDING, INC. v. CALLUS et al.
	Term: 1944
Important Dates
	Argued: April 6, 1945
	Decided: June 11, 1945
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Owen Josephus Roberts
Concurring
	Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge

10 EAST 40TH STREET BUILDING, INC. v. CALLUS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 1945. The case was argued before the court on April 6, 1945.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 325 U.S. 578
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.