Legal Opinion
Trauss v. City of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 14, 1958No. Nos. 23714-23717 of 1957PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORD, District Judge.
These cases were argued and will be considered and disposed of together. They are four separate equity actions brought by individuals in their capacities as contractors on municipal public works, as taxpayers, and as representatives of others so situated. The numerous defendants comprise the City of Philadelphia, the Mayor of Philadelphia, other Philadelphia officials, the members of a certain Philadelphia Board of Labor Standards, five labor unions, and labor officials. Some of the defendants are sued in more than one capacity.
The gravamen of the complaint is a certain…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Massachusetts v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Kline v. Burke Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- West Coast Construction Co. v. Oceano Sanitary DistrictDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1970
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