Commonwealth v. Clark
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 39, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiff, in suit of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against George Clark, from decree of Q. S. Lackawanna Co., Feb. Sess., 1898, No. 317, quashing indictment. Opinion by Rice, P. J. Indictment under Act of June 4, 1897, P. L. 116, to protect employees of corporations in their right to form, join or belong to labor organizations by providing penalties for any interference therewith.
Read the full summary
Appeal, No. 39, Jan. T., 1900, by plaintiff, in suit of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against George Clark, from decree of Q. S. Lackawanna Co., Feb. Sess., 1898, No. 317, quashing indictment. Opinion by Rice, P. J. Indictment under Act of June 4, 1897, P. L. 116, to protect employees of corporations in their right to form, join or belong to labor organizations by providing penalties for any interference therewith. It appears from the record that the defendant took a rule to quash the indictment, assigning among other reasons that the act of assembly under which the indictment was drawn was…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The 1st section of the Act of June 4, 1897, P. L. 116, provides as follows: “ That if any officer, agent or employee of any corporation chartered under the laws of the commonwealth, or any foreign corporation doing business in this commonwealth, (shall coerce or attempt to coerce any employee of such corporation by discharging them or threatening to discharge them from employment of such corporation, because of their connection with any lawful labor organization which such employee may have formed, joined or belonged to,) or if any such officer, agent or employee shall'…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Wheeler v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875
- Sugar Notch BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Ayars v. WestfieldSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by10 opinions
- Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Kurtz v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Wood v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
- Commonwealth v. PuderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
- Laplacca v. Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.