Wood v. O'Grady

Plaintiff is the proprietor of a retail liquor store located in the borough of Manhattan, employing three clerks as salesmen. In October, 1951, he was approached by a business agent for defendant Local 122, Wine and Liquor Store Employees’ Union A. F. of L. (hereafter referred to as the Union) and was informed that the agent would like to enroll Wood’s clerks in the union. The employees of plaintiff declined to join. Thereupon and in October, 1951, a picket line was placed in front of plaintiff’s premises. The pickets carried signs intimating to the public that Wood was unfair to union labor.…