Legal Opinion

Scott-Stafford Opera House Co. v. Minneapolis Musicians Ass'n

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 5, 1912No. Nos. 17,636—(162)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Action iii the district court for Hennepin county to restrain defendants from interfering with the business of plaintiffs, or of either of them, and from enforcing the rule mentioned in the opinion. Defendants’ demurrer to the complaint was sustained, and the action dismissed, Waite, J. From the order sustaining the demurrer, plaintiffs appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.

The plaintiffs are in the theatrical business in the city of Minneapolis. The defendants are, respectively, a corporation having only musicians as members and the officers thereof. The object of the action is to restrain the defendants from enforcing a certain rule adopted by the defendant corporation relative to acceptance by its members of employment by the plaintiffs. This is an appeal from an order sustaining a general demurrer to the complaint.

The complaint, after alleging the character, business, and residence of the several plaintiffs, proceeds, in substance, as follows: The purpose of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bohn Manufacturing Co. v. HollisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  2. Railroad Co. v. EllermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. Tuttle v. BuckSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
  4. Ertz v. Produce ExchangeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
  5. State ex rel. Smith v. DanielsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sorenson v. Chevrolet Motor Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
  2. Pacific Typesetting Co. v. International Typographical UnionWashington Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Haverhill Strand Theatre, Inc. v. GillenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
  4. Grassi Contracting Co. v. BennettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
  5. Victor Talking Machine Co. v. LuckerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915

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