Legal Opinion

National Labor Relations Board v. E. C. Atkins & Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 16, 1947No. 419PublishedCited by 103 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Murphy

The problem posed by this case is whether private plant guards, who are required to be civilian auxiliaries to the military police of the United States Army, are employees within the meaning of § 2 (3) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U. S. C. § 152 (3).

At all material times, the respondent corporation was engaged in the manufacture of saws, tools and armor plate. It employed more than 1,200 production and maintenance employees at its two plants at Indianapolis, Indiana. Before it began to produce armor plate for defense and war purposes, respondent employed about six watchmen or…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Packard Motor Car Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. National Labor Relations Board v. Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by103 opinions

  1. Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Michael T. Moir v. Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 268Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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  5. Raymond Crilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and United Transportation Union, Local 1594Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976

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