Legal Opinion
Golden State Bottling Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 5, 1973No. 72-702PublishedCited by 570 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bkennan
The principal question for decision in this case is whether the bona fide purchaser of a business, who acquires and continues the business with knowledge that his predecessor has committed an unfair labor practice in the discharge of an employee, may be ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to reinstate the employee with backpay.
Petitioners are Golden State Bottling Co., Inc. (Golden State), and All American Beverages, Inc. (All American). All American bought Golden State’s soft drink bottling and distribution business after the National Labor Relations Board had ordered Golden State,…
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