United Food & Commercial Workers Union v. Amberjack, Ltd.

Clarke, Justice.

This is an appeal of the trial court’s denial of a motion to dissolve a temporary restraining order. The issues are mootness and the strictness of the notice requirements of OCGA § 9-11-65. We find the case to be moot but because the error is capable of repetition and yet evades review, we review and reverse.

Appellees filed a suit seeking to enjoin the picketing of its premises by members of the appellant union. Upon doing so, appellees’ counsel submitted to the trial court a proposed temporary restraining order without having given notice to the adverse party or showing by…