McCOMB, WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATOR, v. JACKSONVILLE PAPER CO. ET AL. (1949)

McCOMB, WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATOR, v. JACKSONVILLE PAPER CO. ET AL.
	Term: 1948
Important Dates
	Argued: December 14, 1948
	Decided: February 14, 1949
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Concurring
	Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
	Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson

McCOMB, WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATOR, v. JACKSONVILLE PAPER CO. ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 14, 1949. The case was argued before the court on December 14, 1948.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Florida Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Contempt of court or congress
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Labor
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: 336 U.S. 187
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: William Douglas

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.