Capital Service, Inc. et al. v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided May 17, 1954. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 398 · 347 U.S. 501 (1954) · Cited 133 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–1.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Bowles v. Willingham · 321 U.S. 503 (1944)
• American Federation of Labor v. Watson · 327 U.S. 582 (1946)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776 · 346 U.S. 485 (1953)
• Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co. · 341 U.S. 341 (1951)
• Public Util. Comm'n of Ohio v. United Fuel Gas Co. · 317 U.S. 456 (1943)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Amalgamated Clothing Workers v. Richman Bros. · 348 U.S. 511 (1955)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers · 398 U.S. 281 (1970)
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. San Diego County District Council of Carpenters · 436 U.S. 180 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Nash-Finch Co. · 404 U.S. 138 (1971)
• Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc. · 348 U.S. 468 (1955)
• Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n Local Union No. 6 · 493 U.S. 67 (1989)

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