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CARBON FUEL CO. v. MINE WORKERS

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Case Basics

Docket No.

78-1183

Petitioner

Carbon Fuel Co.

Respondent

Mine Workers

Decided By

Burger Court (1975-1981)

Opinion

444 U.S. 212 (1979)

Argued

Monday, November 5, 1979

Decided

Monday, December 10, 1979

Advocates

Harrison Coombs

(On behalf of United Mine Workers of America, et al)

David D. Johnson

(On behalf of the Petitioner)

Term:

1970-1979
- 1979

Facts of the Case

None

Question

None

Argument

Carbon Fuel Co. v. Mine Workers - Oral Argument

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Conclusion

Decision: 9 votes for Mine Workers, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Labor-Management Relations

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CARBON FUEL CO. v. MINE WORKERS. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 28 April 2013. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1183>.

CARBON FUEL CO. v. MINE WORKERS, The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1183 (last visited April 28, 2013).

"CARBON FUEL CO. v. MINE WORKERS," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed April 28, 2013, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1183.