NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. GULLETT GIN CO. (1951)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. GULLETT GIN CO.
	Term: 1950
Important Dates
	Argued: November 29, 1950
	Decided: January 15, 1951
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Sherman Minton • Stanley Reed

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. GULLETT GIN CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 1951. The case was argued before the court on November 29, 1950.

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, Fifth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
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: 340 U.S. 361
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: Sherman Minton

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.