Legal Opinion
In Re Application of Waterfront Comm. of NY Harbor
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 22, 1961PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Proctor, J.
This case turns on whether the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor has jurisdiction to investigate a work stoppage by longshoremen, when the Commissioners have reason to believe that the stoppage was designed to inhibit effective operation of the port watchman system. The defendants, John Moody, Sr. and William Murphy — officials of the striking union — appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, Law Division, ordering that they be incarcerated until they are willing to answer certain questions addressed to them by the Commission…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
- De Veau v. BraistedSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- International Union, U. A. W. A., A. F. of L., Local 232 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bell v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Local 1804, International Longshoremen's Ass'n v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Feldman v. Lederle LaboratoriesNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
- Blum v. INTERNATIONAL ASS'N OF MACHINISTS, AFL-CIO.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
- Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York HarborSupreme Court of the United States · 1964