Lally v. Cantwell
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Hon. James A. Seddon, Judge. The privilege granted to a citizen of this state to prosecute whatever lawful occupation he may desire, free from unlawful or wrongful molestation or interference, is a constitutional right, and he must seek his redress in the proper court. Const. Mo., art. 2, secs. 4, 10. The undue interference of defendant in the affairs of plaintiff was a wrong and an unlawful act.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Hon. James A. Seddon, Judge. The privilege granted to a citizen of this state to prosecute whatever lawful occupation he may desire, free from unlawful or wrongful molestation or interference, is a constitutional right, and he must seek his redress in the proper court. Const. Mo., art. 2, secs. 4, 10. The undue interference of defendant in the affairs of plaintiff was a wrong and an unlawful act. Bill of Rights, art. 2; Const, of Mo., sec. 5 ; Carew v. Rutherford, 106 Mass. 1 ; Walicer v. Cronin, 107 Mass. 555. The petition clearly shows an invasion of…
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This appeal is prosecuted from the judgment of the circuit court sustaining a demurrer to the following petition : “ Plaintiff states that defendant is a plumber-by occupation, and doing business at No. 1004, Olive street, in the city of St. Louis, and state of' Missouri; and that said defendant is a member of the ‘Association of Master Plumbers,’ of the said city and state, one of the objects of which is, according to their-printed constitution and by-laws, ‘ to promote amicable relations with employes on the basis of mutual interest and equitable justice to both journeymen and master…
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