149 MADISON AVENUE CORP. ET AL. v. ASSELTA ET AL. (1947)

149 MADISON AVENUE CORP. ET AL. v. ASSELTA ET AL.
	Term: 1946
Important Dates
	Argued: February 11, 1947
	Decided: May 5, 1947
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Frederick Vinson

149 MADISON AVENUE CORP. ET AL. v. ASSELTA ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 5, 1947. The case was argued before the court on February 11, 1947.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York 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: 331 U.S. 199
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
Who wrote the majority opinion: Frederick Vinson

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 liberal.