Bohn Aluminum & Brass Co. v. Barker

The defendant, Lewis Barker, appealed from an order of the circuit court of Cass County issuing a temporary restraining order and from an order of that court denying the defendant’s motion to dissolve it. The Appellate Court for the Fourth District, with one justice dissenting, dismissed the appeal, holding that these orders were not appealable under Rule 307 (50 Ill.2d R. 307). (3 Ill. App. 3d 600.) We granted leave to appeal.

On May 5, 1970, a labor dispute was in progress at the plaintiff’s manufacturing plant near Beardstown. On that date, the plaintiff filed a verified complaint for…