OVERNIGHT MOTOR TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. v. MISSEL (1942)

OVERNIGHT MOTOR TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. v. MISSEL
	Term: 1941
Important Dates
	Argued: April 6, 1942
	Decided: June 8, 1942
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Hugo Black • James Byrnes • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed
Concurring
	Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	Owen Josephus Roberts

OVERNIGHT MOTOR TRANSPORTATION CO., INC. v. MISSEL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 8, 1942. The case was argued before the court on April 6, 1942.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
Petitioner: 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.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 316 U.S. 572
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: Stanley Reed

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.