Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Manufacturing Co.

We here review judgments of the Court of Appeals setting aside and refusing to enforce an order of the National Labor Relations Board which found respondent Darlington guilty of an unfair labor practice by reason of having permanently closed its plant following petitioner union’s election as the bargaining representative of Dar-lington’s employees.

Darlington Manufacturing Company was a South Carolina corporation operating one textile mill. A majority of Darlington’s stock was held by Deering Mil-liken, a New York “selling house” marketing textiles produced by others. Deering Milliken in turn…