A. T. Stearns Lumber Co. v. Howlett

In these suits the plaintiffs — all manufacturers of trim or finish used in the construction of buildings, each having a usual place of business in Boston and vicinity — ask injunctive relief against an alleged illegal combination and conspiracy of the defendants — all named and unnamed members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters *52and Joiners of America, hereinafter called the Brotherhood — to injure their business and to recover consequential damages. The cases were heard by a master and his reports were confirmed by the trial judge who, on February 16, 1926, reported them to this court…