Riesbeck Food Markets, Inc. v. United Food & Commercial Workers, Local Union 23

MILLER, Chief Justice:

In this appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of Ohio County dated December 19, 1988, we are asked to determine whether the circuit court was correct in restricting informational picketing on private property. We conclude that jurisdiction of the case was preempted by federal law, and we reverse the judgment of the circuit court.

Riesbeck Food Markets, Inc. (Riesbeck) is an Ohio corporation which operates a supermarket in the Elm Grove Crossing shopping center in Wheeling. Riesbeck leases the premises from Elm Grove Properties (Elm Grove), a general partnership…