Terrizzi Beverage Co. v. Local Union No. 830

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

The primary question for decision in this appeal is the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania state courts over the subject matter of the controversy.

The salient facts may be capsuled as follows:

The plaintiff-appellee, the Terrizzi Beverage Company, is a Pennsylvania corporation engaged in the beer distributing business in the City of West Chester, Pennsylvania. On November 1, 1961, by order and under the supervision of the National Labor Relations Board, an election was conducted among the Terrizzi employees to determine their future bargaining agent. The vote…