Marine Cooks & Stewards, AFL, et al. v. Panama Steamship Co., Ltd., et al.
Decided April 18, 1960. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 403 · 362 U.S. 365 (1960) · Cited 154 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Earl Warren
- Felix Frankfurter
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 1
- Charles Evans Whittaker · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
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.
- Benz v. Compania Naviera Hidalgo, S. A. · 353 U.S. 138 (1957)
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co. · 358 U.S. 354 (1959)
- United States v. Hutcheson · 312 U.S. 219 (1941)
- Allen Bradley Co. v. Local Union No. 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · 325 U.S. 797 (1945)
- Lauf v. E. G. Shinner & Co. · 303 U.S. 323 (1938)
- Milk Wagon Drivers' Union, Local No. 753 v. Lake Valley Farm Products, Inc. · 311 U.S. 91 (1940)
- New Negro Alliance v. Sanitary Grocery Co. · 303 U.S. 552 (1938)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Townsend v. Sain · 372 U.S. 293 (1963)
- McCulloch v. Sociedad Nacional De Marineros De Honduras · 372 U.S. 10 (1963)
- Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Federal Maritime Commission · 390 U.S. 261 (1968)
- Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen v. Jewel Tea Co. · 381 U.S. 676 (1965)
- BE&K Construction Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 536 U.S. 516 (2002)
- Jacksonville Bulk Terminals, Inc. v. International Longshoremen's Ass'n · 457 U.S. 702 (1982)
- Burlington Northern Railroad v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes · 481 U.S. 429 (1987)
- Brown v. Pro Football, Inc. · 518 U.S. 231 (1996)
- Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney · 602 U.S. 339 (2024)
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