Levine v. Schwimmer
New York Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtEdee, J.
Motion for injunction pendente lite is granted. Plaintiffs have made out a case entitling them to the relief sought. No justification exists for the acts and conduct charged to the defendants. Because of an altercation defendants and their sympathizers may not resort to unlawful means to induce customers or the general public not to bestow patronage upon the plaintiffs. The argument advanced by defendants is that peaceful picketing is lawful. This is true enough. But militant picketing is unlawful.
An injunction will not issue to restrain the picketing of one’s place of business and the use of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Heitkamper v. HoffmannNew York Supreme Court · 1917
- Stuyvesant L. & B. Corp. v. ReinerNew York Supreme Court · 1920
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- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. International Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers (In Re Ionosphere Clubs, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1989