Southern Fruit Co., Inc. v. Porter

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fishburne.

The six named petitioners are non-resident corporations, engaged in business as wholesalers of goods and merchandise, all having their principal places of business in North Carolina and Georgia. They filed their petition in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, praying for a preliminary injunction enjoining the respondents from interfering with the business and property of petitioners, by the institution of criminal prosecutions against them, their agents or employees, under the terms of the various ordinances of the…