Legal Opinion
Yellow Cab Co. v. PRODUCTION WORKERS UNION
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 31, 1980No. 80-2516PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jiganti
The plaintiffs, Yellow Cab Company, Inc., and Checker Taxi Company, Inc. (cab companies), appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County which denied their petition for a preliminary injunction against the defendants, the Production Workers Union (Union) and cab drivers who lease cabs from the cab companies. The plaintiffs sought to enjoin what they characterize as a group boycott by the lessee drivers. The drivers classify their actions as a strike.
In denying the preliminary injunction, the trial court found that: (1) the evidence did not sustain the plaintiffs’ allegations that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Milk Wagon Drivers Union, Local 753 v. Meadowmoor Dairies, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen v. Jewel Tea Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Milk Wagon Drivers' Union, Local No. 753 v. Lake Valley Farm Products, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- American Federation of Musicians v. CarrollSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Meadowmoor Dairies, Inc. v. Milk Wagon Drivers' Union of Chicago No. 753Illinois Supreme Court · 1939
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Production Workers Union Of Chicago And Vicinity, Local 707, Petitioner v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Binder Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 99Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Checker Taxi Co. v. National Production Workers UnionDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
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