Kerr v. Butler Building Trades Council

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Pomeroy,

This is an appeal from a decree granting a preliminary injunction prohibiting the peaceful picketing of plaintiff’s store by members of appellant, Butler Building Trades Council, AFL-CIO (Council). The appellant raises both jurisdictional and First Amendment challenges.

The facts are as follows: Plaintiff George Kerr and his wife owned a retail appliance store at 1609 North Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, which was operated by a family owned corporation, plaintiff George Kerr, Inc. Plaintiffs contracted with C. R. Holbein, a nonunion building contractor, to…