Jefferson & Indiana Coal Co. v. Marks

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Adrian is a small village in Jefferson County. A mining plant located there is owned by the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Iron Company, a member of the central bituminous operátors association. A wage scale known as the Jacksonville agreement had been entered into by it with the United Mine Workers, District No. 2. The employees at Adrian and this company were subject to that agreement. Shortly after its execution the Adrian plant closed down. It was leased to appellee, who started operations. The United Mine Workers contend that this was a palpable subterfuge to…