WALLING, WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATOR, v. GENERAL INDUSTRIES CO. (1947)

WALLING, WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATOR, v. GENERAL INDUSTRIES CO.
	Term: 1946
Important Dates
	Argued: February 10, 1947
	Decided: March 31, 1947
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Frederick Vinson
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge

WALLING, WAGE AND HOUR ADMINISTRATOR, v. GENERAL INDUSTRIES CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 31, 1947. The case was argued before the court on February 10, 1947.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Labor
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: 330 U.S. 545
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: Frederick Vinson

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.