H. J. HEINZ COMPANY v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (1941)

H. J. HEINZ COMPANY v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
	Term: 1940
Important Dates
	Argued: December 17, 1940
	Decided: January 6, 1941
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

H. J. HEINZ COMPANY v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 6, 1941. The case was argued before the court on December 17, 1940.

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, Sixth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: right to organize
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: 311 U.S. 514
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harlan Fiske Stone

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.