Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co.

Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co.
Decided June 18, 1962
Full case nameAtkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co.
Citations370 U.S. 238 (more)
Holding
When a union is liable for damages for violation of the no-strike clause, its officers and members are not liable for these damages.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Case opinion
MajorityWhite, joined by unanimous
Frankfurter took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Laws applied
Taft-Hartley Act

Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co., 370 U.S. 238 (1962), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that, when a union is liable for damages for violation of the no-strike clause, its officers and members are not liable for these damages.