Volume 331 — United States Reports

This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 331 of the United States Reports:

Held: indeed, that the Act did not give him standing to outrank nonveteran employees who had more than the amount of seniority to which he was entitled and to which he had been restored; in other words, that he was not given so-called “superseniority.” But it also squarely held that he was given security not only against complete discharge, but also against demotion, for the statutory year.

Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp., 331 U.S. 218 (1947), is a case dealing with "field preemption": the United States Supreme Court held that when a federal law regulates a field traditionally occupied by the states, the police powers of the States in that area of law are not necessarily preempted; Congress must also manifest a clear and manifest purpose to do so.

Held: “I believe and so hold that the evidence in this case is not only entirely consistent with but can reasonably and logically be accounted for only upon the presump *265 tion that a grant issued to Bent and Wilkinson by which the Hawaiian government parted with its title.” This can only mean that in the trial court’s opinion, the Kingdom of Hawaii acquired sovereignty over Palmyra and Bent and Wilkinson obtained the…

Held: which resulted in the union in question being chosen as bargaining representative. The union was certified by the Board as the exclusive representative of the plant guards. Subsequently, the union filed charges that the respondent had refused to bargain collectively. A complaint was issued by the Board, followed by a hearing at which evidence regarding that refusal was introduced.

Held: used, administered, liquidated, sold, or otherwise dealt with in the interest of and for the benefit of the United States, and such designated agency or person may perform any and all acts incident to the accomplishment or furtherance of these purposes . . . 11 60 Stat. 925 , adding § 34 to the Trading with the Enemy Act. 12 See note 10, supra. 13 Treaty with Great Britain, Arts. I, II, March 2, 1899, 31 Stat. 1939 .

Held: three judges dissenting, that the Superior Court’s action in granting the injunction was erroneous. 27 Cal. 2d 232 . Some, if not all, of the ordinances in suit were sustained as constitutional. On appeal to this Court determination of jurisdiction was postponed to the merits. *546 The jurisdictional difficulties arise from the form of the California Supreme Court’s judgment.

, No. 1, by the court), 80 N. E. 955 . The court there enforced a clause in a fire insurance policy providing that no action for recovery of any claim shall be sustainable in any court unless commenced within six months after the fire itself, even though such actions were prohibited during most of the first three of those six months.

United States v. Silk, 331 U.S. 704 (1947), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding US labor law. The case concerned the scope of protection for employees under the Social Security Act 1935.

Held: in authorized litigation, to be due and owing to the appellant or to the Government.