MARTINO v. MICHIGAN WINDOW CLEANING CO. (1946)

MARTINO v. MICHIGAN WINDOW CLEANING CO.
	Term: 1945
Important Dates
	Argued: October 8, 1945
	Decided: February 4, 1946
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone

MARTINO v. MICHIGAN WINDOW CLEANING CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 4, 1946. The case was argued before the court on October 8, 1945.

In an 8-0 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: 327 U.S. 173
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: Harold Burton

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.