National Labor Relations Board v. Ochoa Fertilizer Corp. et al.

Decided December 18, 1961. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 37 · 368 U.S. 318 (1961) · Cited 128 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 8–1.

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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.

• National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Miami, Inc. · 344 U.S. 344 (1953)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co. · 312 U.S. 426 (1941)
• Swift & Co. v. United States · 276 U.S. 311 (1928)
• May Department Stores Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 326 U.S. 376 (1945)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Cheney California Lumber Co. · 327 U.S. 385 (1946)
• Marshall Field & Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 318 U.S. 253 (1943)
• Communications Workers v. National Labor Relations Board · 362 U.S. 479 (1960)

Cited by

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

• Woelke & Romero Framing, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 456 U.S. 645 (1982)
• Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 440 U.S. 301 (1979)

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