Legal Opinion

Chavez v. Sargent

California Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1959No. S. F. 19863PublishedCited by 105 opinions

Morgan & Beauzay, Robert Morgan and Louis Sherman for Respondents.

1Opinion of the CourtSchauer, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered after a general demurrer to his complaint was sustained and he had declined to amend. By the complaint an employer seeks injunctive relief from activities of defendants, a labor union and its secretary, designed to induce plaintiff to enter into a union shop agreement with defendant union. Both plaintiff and a majority of his employes desire such an agreement, i.e., neither plaintiff nor defendants wish to force *173a union shop upon a group o£ employes whose majority do not freely choose it. But defendants’ activities are, and the execution…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776Supreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by105 opinions

  1. Moyer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Merrill v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Bishop v. City of San JoseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Palos Verdes Faculty Ass'n v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  5. In Re LaneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962

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