Legal Opinion

National Labor Relations Board v. Barrett Co.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 8, 1941No. 7531PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Does Section 11(1) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 161(1), authorize the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum and ad testificandum, where it appears that a charge has been filed by employees with the Board, against their employer, but no complaint has been issued by the Board against said employer? This is the question which this appeal presents.

The Board appealed to the District Court for the enforcement of certain subpoenas by it issued, alleging that appellants, the Barrett Company and R. W. Morton, its president, refused to permit inspection of their…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Fleming v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
  3. Corretjer v. DraughonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1937

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Northern Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Anchor Rome Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
  3. General Drivers, Chauffeurs, and Helpers, Local 886, AFL v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
  4. Local Union No. 12, Progressive Mine Workers of America, Dist. No. 1 v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
  5. General Tobacco & Grocery Co. v. FlemingCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942

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