369 U.S. 736 (1962) Cited 712 times 29 Legal Analyses
Holding that "an employer's unilateral change in conditions of employment under negotiation" is a violation of the National Labor Relations Act because "it is a circumvention of the duty to negotiate"
Holding that plaintiff had duty to inquire because he was not justified in believing the agent's self-proclaimed representations of authority; he had no prior dealings with the company; the contract was extraordinary; and the identity of the principal "switched" midway through the transaction