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VERMILYA-BROWN CO., INC. ET AL. v. CONNELL ET AL. (1948)

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VERMILYA-BROWN CO., INC. ET AL. v. CONNELL ET AL.
Term: 1948
Important Dates
Argued: October 15, 1948
Decided: December 6, 1948
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFrank MurphyStanley ReedWiley Rutledge
Dissenting
Harold BurtonFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonFrederick Vinson

VERMILYA-BROWN CO., INC. ET AL. v. CONNELL ET AL. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 6, 1948. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1948.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York New York Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Vinson Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Petitioner: Government contractor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 335 U.S. 377
  • 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: 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.

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