Cote v. Murphy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 213, Oct. T., 1893, by-defendant, Hugh Murphy et al., from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1893, No. 175, on verdict for plaintiff, George M. Cote. Trespass to recover damages for loss occasioned by alleged conspiracy of defendants. Before Ewing, P. J. On the trial, the evidence showed that on May 1,1891, there was a strike in Pittsburgh in the building trades for an advance of wages.
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Appeal, No. 213, Oct. T., 1893, by-defendant, Hugh Murphy et al., from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1893, No. 175, on verdict for plaintiff, George M. Cote. Trespass to recover damages for loss occasioned by alleged conspiracy of defendants. Before Ewing, P. J. On the trial, the evidence showed that on May 1,1891, there was a strike in Pittsburgh in the building trades for an advance of wages. Plaintiff was a dealer in building materials who conceded the demands of the workmen. The Allegheny Planing Mill Association, of which some of the defendants were members, issued a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
The defendants were members of the Planing Mill Association of Allegheny county, and Builders’ Exchange of Pittsburgh. The different partnerships and individuals, composing these associations, were in the business of contracting and building and furnishing building material o,f all kinds. On the 1st of May, 1891, there was a strike of the carpenters, masons and bricklayers in the building trades, bringing about, to a large extent, a stoppage of building.
The men demanded an eight hour day, with no reduction in wages theretofore paid, which the employers refused to…
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