Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Libbey
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 9, 1914PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
St. 1910, c. 445, in substance requires that every employer who, during a strike or labor disturbance among his employees, publicly advertises in newspapers for persons to work in place of the strikers, "shall plainly and explicitly mention in such advertisements . . . that a strike, lockout or other labor disturbance exists. ” The defendants were found guilty of infractions of this act.* The chief question is whether it is within the power conferred by the Constitution upon the Legislature to enact the statute. The Legislature may “make, ordain, and establish, all manner of wholesome and…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Lochner v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Adair v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Williams v. FearsSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Attorney General v. PelletierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Opinion of the Justices to the Senate & the House of RepresentativesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- General Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Department of Public WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- State ex rel. Linde v. TaylorNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916
- Lorando v. GethroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
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