Nathanson, Trustee in Bankruptcy, v. National Labor Relations Board

Decided November 10, 1952. William Orville Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 33 · 344 U.S. 25 (1952) · Cited 330 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 7–2.

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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.

• Bramwell v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 269 U.S. 483 (1925)
• Phelps Dodge Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 313 U.S. 177 (1941)
• Thompson v. Magnolia Petroleum Co. · 309 U.S. 478 (1940)
• Gardner v. New Jersey · 329 U.S. 565 (1947)
• United States v. Rickert · 188 U.S. 432 (1903)
• Amalgamated Utility Workers v. Consolidated Edison Co. · 309 U.S. 261 (1940)
• Sampsell v. Imperial Paper & Color Corp. · 313 U.S. 215 (1941)
• Thompson v. Texas Mexican Railway Co. · 328 U.S. 134 (1946)
• Board of County Commissioners v. Seber · 318 U.S. 705 (1943)
• Brown v. O'KEEFE · 300 U.S. 598 (1937)
• Smith v. Hoboken Railroad, Warehouse & Steamship Connecting Co. · 328 U.S. 123 (1946)

Cited by

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

• National Labor Relations Board v. Nash-Finch Co. · 404 U.S. 138 (1971)
• Howard Delivery Service, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance · 547 U.S. 651 (2006)
• Small Business Administration v. McClellan · 364 U.S. 446 (1960)
• Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
• Sure-Tan, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 467 U.S. 883 (1984)
• Pollard v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. · 532 U.S. 843 (2001)
• Reading Co. v. Brown · 391 U.S. 471 (1968)
• National Labor Relations Board v. J. H. Rutter-Rex Manufacturing Co. · 396 U.S. 258 (1969)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Deena Artware, Inc. · 361 U.S. 398 (1960)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Strong · 393 U.S. 357 (1969)
• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers, Local 283 v. Scofield · 382 U.S. 205 (1965)
• United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc. · 359 U.S. 29 (1959)

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