LaChapelle v. United Shoe Machinery Corp.

This is a complaint under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 93, § 4, alleging in substance that the respondent has created and maintains a monopoly in the manufacture and sale of machinery for making shoes, and praying for the appointment of a master in accordance with the provisions of that section. The Superior Court issued an order to the respondent to show cause, and the trial judge reports for our determination the correctness of his refusal to vacate or quash the order. The only question presented and argued is whether the procedure set up by §§ 4-7, inclusive, is unconstitutional as an attempt to…