NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO. (1941)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.
	Term: 1941
Important Dates
	Argued: November 13, 1941
	Decided: December 22, 1941
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • James Byrnes • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Harlan Fiske Stone

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 22, 1941. The case was argued before the court on November 13, 1941.

In a 7-0 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, Fourth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: representative election
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: 314 U.S. 469
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
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.