Swaine v. Blackmore
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. A “strike” by workmen is lawful. They have a right to quit work in a body and persuade others to quit, if they do not use force, violence or intimidation. Longshoremen Ptg. Co. v. Howell, 26 Ore. 527, and citations; Shoe Co. v. Saxey, 131 Mo. 222. Labor unions are lawful, even though they may impoverish others by depriving them of work. Commonwealth v. Hunt, 4 Met. (Mass.) 128. Lawful under our statute.
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Appeal from the St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Jacob Klein, Judge. A “strike” by workmen is lawful. They have a right to quit work in a body and persuade others to quit, if they do not use force, violence or intimidation. Longshoremen Ptg. Co. v. Howell, 26 Ore. 527, and citations; Shoe Co. v. Saxey, 131 Mo. 222. Labor unions are lawful, even though they may impoverish others by depriving them of work. Commonwealth v. Hunt, 4 Met. (Mass.) 128. Lawful under our statute. See Session Acts 1893, p. 187. Men have a right to refuse business relations with whom they please, whether that…
1Opinion of the Court
Bland, P. J. —
Plaintiffs and defendants are members of rival labor organizations. On the twenty-fourth day of August, 1896, the St. Louis circuit court, on the petition of the plaintiffs, issued a temporary injunction against the defendants, prohibiting them from interfering with the employment of the plaintiffs as carpenters. On October 9, 1897, plaintiffs made an application to the circuit court for citation on the defendants to show cause why they should not be fined for contempt, in that, it was alleged,, they had disobeyed the injunction order of the court. A citation was issued and…
2Cited by1 opinion
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