Opinion
Argued September 26, 1956
Decided November 16, 1956
Appeals — Review — Refusing preliminary injunction — Labor law — Peaceful picketing — Purpose.
On this appeal from an order denying a preliminary injunction against picketing, in which it appeared that the court below, after hearing, found that (1) the picketing on the project by a two man picket line was (a) for the purpose of persuading non-union employes to join the union and (b) not for the purpose of coercing the employer and employes to compel or require the employes to join a union; (2) peaceful picketing is not enjoinable; and (3) there was no strike, or lockout, or violence, intimidation or coercion; it was Held that the order should be affirmed.
Before STERN, C. J., JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY, MUSMANNO and ARNOLD, JJ.
Appeal, No. 209, March T., 1956, from order of Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, September T., 1956, No. 3, in case of A. P. Amore et al., trading as Amore Construction Company, v. Beaver County Building Construction Trade Council et al. Order affirmed.
Same case in court below: 6 Pa. D. C.2d 647.
Equity. Before McCREARY, P. J. and SOHN, J.
Motion of plaintiffs for ex parte injunction refused; and, upon hearing pursuant to rule to show cause, order entered refusing preliminary injunction, opinion by McCREARY, P. J. Plaintiffs appealed.
C. John Tillman, with him Paul Kern Hirsch, Edwin M. Wallover, Hirsch Weise, and Wallover Barrickman, for appellants.
John D. Ray, with him Reed, Ewing Ray, for appellees.
The Order in this case is affirmed on the Opinion of President Judge McCREARY of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County.