NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. COCACOLA BOTTLING CO. OF LOUISVILLE, INC. (1956)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. COCACOLA BOTTLING CO. OF LOUISVILLE, INC.
	Term: 1955
Important Dates
	Argued: January 17, 1956
	Decided: February 27, 1956
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed • Earl Warren

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. COCACOLA BOTTLING CO. OF LOUISVILLE, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1956. The case was argued before the court on January 17, 1956.

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 U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: union representatives
Petitioner: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
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: 350 U.S. 264
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter

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.