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Abstract

Plaintiff secured a temporary injunction against the picketing of her beauty shop by members of a union who sought an agreement as to the prices which plaintiff would charge her customers. None of plaintiff's employees were dissatisfied with the terms and conditions of employment. The trial court, on the basis of allegations in plaintiff's bill, affidavits and oral testimony, but without an answer being filed by defendant, held that the case did not "involve or grow out of a labor dispute" and awarded a temporary injunction. A Minnesota statute provided that no court of the state should have "jurisdiction" to issue an injunction in a case "involving or growing out of a labor dispute" except under certain conditions. Defendant was convicted of contempt for violation of the injunction and brought certiorari to review his conviction. Held, with one judge dissenting, that the court had "jurisdiction" to decide either way; and even though the decision were erroneous, it was not a nullity, and could not be collaterally attacked. Reid v. Independent Union of All Workers, (Minn. 1937) 275 N. W. 300.

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