Legal Opinion

National Labor Relations Board v. Waterman Steamship Corp.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 11, 1940No. 193PublishedCited by 292 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black

The court below, upon petition of respondent to set aside an order of the Labor Board, decided that the Board’s order'was not supported by substantial evidence, said the order was based on mere suspicion, and declined to enforce it. Whether the court properly reached that conclusion is the single question here.

We do not ordinarily grant certiorari to review judgments based solely on questions of fact. In its petition, however, the Board earnestly contended that the record before the Court of Appeals had presented “clear and overwhelming proof” that the Waterman Steamship Company had been…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Lyeth v. HoeySupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. American Federation of Labor v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Falk Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. MillonasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921

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3Cited by292 opinions

  1. Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Wyman-Gordon Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Republic Aviation Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Dobson v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1944

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