ALGOMA PLYWOOD & VENEER CO. v. WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD (1949)

ALGOMA PLYWOOD & VENEER CO. v. WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD
	Term: 1948
Important Dates
	Argued: November 18, 1948
	Decided: March 7, 1949
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Concurring
	Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • William Douglas

ALGOMA PLYWOOD & VENEER CO. v. WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 7, 1949. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1948.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
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: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Wisconsin
Citation: 336 U.S. 301
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: 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.