James E. Pepper Distributing Co. v. McLeod

Hr. Justice Brown

delivered the opinion of the court.

This appeal from an interlocutory injunction of the Circuit Court is principally based on the insufficiency of the affidavits filed with the bill to sustain the order for the injunction, which was obtained without notice.

It is also argued by appellants that the injunction is too broad, and that a court of equity is without jurisdiction in the subject-matter.

With these last contentions we do not agree. There is enough on the face of the bill to warrant an injunction pendente lite to preserve the status quo if the allegations were properly…