National Labor Relations Board v. E. C. Atkins & Co.
Decided May 19, 1947. Frank Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 419 · 331 U.S. 398 (1947) · Cited 103 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Frank Murphy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harold Hitz Burton
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Stanley Forman Reed
- Wiley Blount Rutledge
- William Orville Douglas
Dissenting · 3
- Felix Frankfurter · filed a dissenting opinion
- Frederick Moore Vinson · filed a dissenting opinion
- Robert Houghwout Jackson · 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.
- Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. Johnson · 316 U.S. 481 (1942)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc. · 322 U.S. 111 (1944)
- J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 321 U.S. 332 (1944)
- Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 330 U.S. 485 (1947)
- National Labor Relations Board v. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc. · 303 U.S. 261 (1938)
- Southern Steamship Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 316 U.S. 31 (1942)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. · 404 U.S. 157 (1971)
- Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · 603 U.S. 369 (2024)
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