Angell v. Wood, Wire & Metal Lathers International Union

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

The primary question posed on this appeal is whether or not, in an instance where a union engages in alleged unfair labor practices other than violent, etc., and not involving secondary boycott, to the damage of an employer, the employer can maintain a suit for damages in the state courts without first seeking to invoke the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board.

Parties to the case have stipulated that the businesses involved or alleged to be affected by the labor practices involved are in or affect commerce, and that the issue is one of law based upon the…