Oates v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Philippi; Alston G. Dayton, Judge. James Oates, Frank Eedvinski, Hiram Stephens, and Fanny Sullens were each found guilty of contempt of court in separate proceedings, and they bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
In these contempt proceedings the plaintiffs in error were found guilty of violation of a temporary restraining order of September 29, 1913, made in the case of West Virginia-Pittsburgh Coal Company v. John P. White et al. The tenor of the order was to enjoin interference with plaintiff’s business by using threats, force, intimidation, or persuasion to induce its employés to break their contracts or leave their work, or by using like means to induce any person to refuse to accept employment with plaintiff, and to enjoin trespassing on plaintiff’s premises for the purposes…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Schwartz v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1914
- Hitchman Coal & Coke Co. v. MitchellDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1912
- Mitchell v. Hitchman Coal & Coke Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1914
- Scoric v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1914
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Clark v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Ex Parte WernerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Fox v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
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