MORRIS v. McCOMB, WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATOR (1947)

MORRIS v. McCOMB, WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATOR
	Term: 1947
Important Dates
	Argued: October 13, 1947
	Decided: November 17, 1947
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Harold Burton • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge

MORRIS v. McCOMB, WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 17, 1947. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1947.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated 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 Michigan Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
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: Department or Secretary of Labor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 332 U.S. 422
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: 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 conservative.