St. Louis, Missouri, Paper Carriers Union No. 450 v. Pulitzer Publishing Company, a Corporation, and Globe-Democrat Publishing Company, a Corporation

VAN PELT, District Judge.

This case involves the question of whether the relief prayed for by appellant was within the sole jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board and whether the issues so presented can be raised in a declaratory judgment action.

The trial judge sustained motions to dismiss as to both counts of the complaint. This appeal relates to the dismissal of count one only. The trial court held that there is no dispute under the present contract between the appellant union whose members are newspaper carriers in St. Louis and in certain adjacent areas, and the appellee…