NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. E. C. ATKINS & CO. (1947)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. E. C. ATKINS & CO.
	Term: 1946
Important Dates
	Argued: March 7, 1947
	Decided: May 19, 1947
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
	Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frederick Vinson

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. E. C. ATKINS & CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1947. The case was argued before the court on March 7, 1947.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: right to organize
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: 331 U.S. 398
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: Frank Murphy

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.