ANDERSON et al. v. MT. CLEMENS POTTERY CO. (1946)

ANDERSON et al. v. MT. CLEMENS POTTERY CO.
	Term: 1945
Important Dates
	Argued: January 29, 1946
	Decided: June 10, 1946
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
	Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter

ANDERSON et al. v. MT. CLEMENS POTTERY CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1946. The case was argued before the court on January 29, 1946.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Michigan Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 328 U.S. 680
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: Frank Murphy

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.