NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. STOWE SPINNING CO. ET AL. (1949)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. STOWE SPINNING CO. ET AL.
	Term: 1948
Important Dates
	Argued: December 9, 1948
	Decided: February 28, 1949
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge
Dissenting
	Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. STOWE SPINNING CO. ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1949. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1948.

In a 6-3 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, Fourth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
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: 336 U.S. 226
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.