Legal Opinion
Mississippi Valley Electric Co. v. General Truck Drivers, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers, Local 270
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 12, 1955No. 42638PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAWTHORNE, Justice.
Mississippi Valley Electric Company, admittedly engaged in interstate commerce, brought suit in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans to enjoin picketing by the General Truck Drivers, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers, Local 270, A. F. of L. The union picket lines consisted of one picket before each of the company’s two places of business in the City of New *41Orleans, and the picketing was conceded to he peaceful. The district court dismissed the company’s suit on the ground that the state court was without jurisdiction ratione materiae because the state…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Arkansas Oak Flooring Co. v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Williams v. FergusonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1958
- Independent Oil & Chemical Workers' Union v. Shell Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Fruit Dispatch Co. v. National Maritime Union of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
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