Legal Opinion

Western Union Telegraph Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 134

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided July 16, 1924No. 4047PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILKERSON, District Judge.

The facts stated in the bill and supporting affidavits, in my opinion, show an interference with interstate commerce. They meet the test laid down by Chief Justice Taft speaking for the Supreme Court in United Mine Workers of America et al. v. Coronado Coal Co. et al., 259 U. S. 344, 408, 42 S. Ct. 570, 582 (66 L. Ed. 975, 27 A. L. R. 762). He said:

“We have had occasion to consider the principles governing the validity of congressional restraint of such indirect obstructions to interstate commerce in Swift & Co. v. United States, 196 U. S. 375; United States v.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Swift & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Hitchman Coal & Coke Co. v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. American Steel Foundries v. Tri-City Central Trades CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  5. Stafford v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1922

11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 134Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
  2. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1931
  3. County Sanitation District No. 2 v. Los Angeles County Employees' Ass'n, Local 660California Supreme Court · 1985
  4. County Sanitation District No. 2 v. Los Angeles County Employees' Ass'n, Local 660California Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Faina Oza v. Andrew M. SaulDistrict Court, C.D. California · 2020

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API