Lo Bianco v. Holt

The plaintiffs are copartners engaged in the cigarette vending business. They place their vending machines in stores and other places of business with the consent of the owners or storekeepers. All such machines are placed by two of the three plaintiff partners, who personally service them by making collections, refilling them with cigarettes and keeping the machines in good mechanical order. The plaintiffs have no regular, temporary or any other employees to do this work. '

The defendant union, unsuccessful in its efforts to induce the two partners to join its union, commenced picketing the…