Document: 371 U.S. 224 83 S.Ct. 312. 9 L.Ed.2d 279 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,v.RELIANCE FUEL OIL CORPORATION. No. 88. Argued Dec. 3, 1962. Decided Jan. 7, 1963. Louis F. Claiborne, New Orleans, La., for petitioner. S. H. Borenkind, York City, respondent. PER CURIAM. 1 The Reliance Fuel Oil Corporation, respondent herein, was found by the National Labor Relations Board to have committed certain unfair labor practices in violation of Act, 49 Stat. 449, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., U.S.C.A. seq. Jurisdiction before predicated upon fact that Reliance, a distributor fuel oil whose operations were local,1 purchased within State 'substantial amount' and related products from Gulf supplier concededly engaged interstate commerce. Most sold delivered without prior sale delivery stored, segregation customer, Gulf's tanks located State. During fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, had gross sales excess $500,0002 and, during calendar it $650,000 worth Gulf. 2 adopted its trial examiner's findings 'affected' commerce meaning Act tended 'to lead disputes burdening obstructing free flow * *.' 129 N.L.R.B. 1166, 1171, 1182. Court Appeals reversed, Cir., 297 F.2d 94, because, view, record did not adequately demonstrate existence jurisdiction remanded case so might 'take further evidence make on manner which dispute at affects or tends affect commerce.' only issue this is whether properly enter an order against Reliance; substantive are here dispute. 3 Under 10(a) empowered prevent any person engaging practice (listed section 8 title) affecting Section 2(6) defines 'commerce' mean 'trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, communication among States *' 2(7) declares: 4 'The term 'affecting commerce' means having led tending 5 This has consistently declared passing Congress intended vest fullest jurisdictional breadth constitutionally permissible under Commerce Clause. See, e.g., Guss v. Utah Board, 353 1, 77 598, 599, 609, 601; Polish Alliance United North America 322 643, 647—648, 64 1196, 1198—1199, 88 L.Ed. 1509; Fainblatt, 306 601, 607, 59 668, 672, 1014. Compare Weber Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 348 468, 480, 75 487, 99 546. establishes framework determine 'whether proscribed would particular situations adversely when judged full reach constitutional power Congress. Whether no may be deemed determined confining judgment quantitative effect activities immediately Board. Appropriate immediate situation representative many others throughout country, total incidence if left unchecked well become far-reaching harm 648, 1199. See also 607—608, 672. 6 That such those beyond doubt. Wickard Filburn, 317 111, 63 82, 87 122. Through '* explicitly regulated merely transactions goods but isolation local interlacings business across state lines being so, test met here: virtue Reliance's purchases Gulf, Act. accordingly must reversed. 7 Judgment Mr. Justice BLACK concurs result. In 1959 few hundred dollars truck parts Jersey, rely sustain assertion jurisdiction. Since apparently treated 'retail' concern, amount self-imposed standard exercise 1170—1171.

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