Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

New Jersey v. General Motors Corp.

42 L. Ed. 2d 674

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1974-12-16
Topic
general

discussing the effect of voluntary submission to arbitration prior to judicial determination of the FLSA claims | glaring evidence of police threats and other blatant physical and mental duress required state court judge to inquire | coercion claim where no reason appeared to doubt defendant's rule 11 statements to the contrary | defendant had standing to assert due process violation stemming from use of coerced witness testimony | employees cannot challenge denial of liquidated damages for claim submitted to binding arbitration | employees cannot challenge denial of liquidated damages for claim submitted to binding arbitration | “No per se rule can be applied, for in the final analysis, the issue becomes one of fact. Its resolution necessarily depends upon what is alleged and what is shown by the documentation of each case.” | one day sufficient to prepare a defense to contempt charge | Where witness at trial had recanted statements in earlier confession saying that the confession was the product of coercion, the court held that a hearing to determine the voluntariness of the confession was required | an aviation route includes within it the points of origin and destination | unfulfilled promise claim involving facts within judge’s personal knowledge | one day sufficient to prepare a defense to contempt charge

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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Mr. Justice Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.