SANTA CRUZ FRUIT PACKING CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (1938)

SANTA CRUZ FRUIT PACKING CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
	Term: 1937
Important Dates
	Argued: March 7, 1938
	Decided: March 28, 1938
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	5-2
Majority
	Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Charles Evans Hughes • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds

SANTA CRUZ FRUIT PACKING CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 28, 1938. The case was argued before the court on March 7, 1938.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: employee discharge
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: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 303 U.S. 453
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Evans Hughes

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.