SOUTHERN STEAMSHIP CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. (1942)

SOUTHERN STEAMSHIP CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al.
	Term: 1941
Important Dates
	Argued: February 9, 1942
	Decided: April 6, 1942
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	James Byrnes • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed

SOUTHERN STEAMSHIP CO. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 6, 1942. The case was argued before the court on February 9, 1942.

In a 5-4 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, Third Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: bargaining
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: 316 U.S. 31
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: James Byrnes

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.