R. H. Hobbs Co. v. Christian

MOREMEN, Judge.

This case presents again the right to picket peacefully.

Appellant, R. H. Hobbs Company, is a corporation which operates a chain of variety stores. The stores are located at Pikeville, Prestonsburg and Paintsville in Kentucky, and at Williamson, West Virginia. Here we are concerned with appellant’s Prestonsburg operation where' it has ten employees, one of whom is the wife of the store manager. Appellee Christian is a representative for the Retail Clerks International Association, a labor union affiliated with American Federation of Labor — Congress of Industrial Organizations.

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