FRANKS BROS. CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (1944)

FRANKS BROS. CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
	Term: 1943
Important Dates
	Argued: March 27, 1944
	Decided: April 10, 1944
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Wiley Rutledge

FRANKS BROS. CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 10, 1944. The case was argued before the court on March 27, 1944.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: bargaining
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: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 321 U.S. 702
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: Hugo Black

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.