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Ex Parte George - Citation 100233 - Court Judgment | LegalCrystal
Save as PDF Add a Tag Add a Note Semantics Visualize Ex Parte George - Court Judgment	LegalCrystal Citationlegalcrystal.com/100233CourtUS Supreme CourtDecided OnNov-13-1962Case Number371 U.S. 72AppellantEx Parte GeorgeExcerpt:.....and atomic workers international union. upon findings that the object of the national maritime union's picketing of the refinery was to secure the disregard, breach or violation of the collective bargaining agreement by the refinery workers and their union, in violation of art. 5154d, § 4,
vernon's tex.rev.civ.stats.ann., the subsidiary obtained a temporary injunction from the tenth judicial district court of galveston county against picketing at the refinery. the injunction in express terms bound the petitioner, an official of the national maritime union. petitioner nevertheless picketed the refinery after publicly announcing his intention so to do, on the ground that he did not believe that the court had jurisdiction to issue the injunction. he was..... Judgment:
Ex parte George - 371 U.S. 72 (1962)
Petitioner's action in peacefully picketing premises of a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of an employer involved in a labor dispute was at least arguably protected by § 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, and a state court was without jurisdiction to enjoin such picketing or to imprison petitioner for violating its temporary injunction against such picketing. Therefore, certiorari is granted; the judgment of the Supreme Court of Texas setting aside its original writ of habeas corpus is vacated; and the cause is remanded to that Court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. Pp.
371 U. S. 72
American Oil Company was involved in a labor dispute with the National Maritime Union, which represented unlicensed crew members aboard company vessels. The union peacefully picketed a refinery operated by a subsidiary of American that had a valid collective bargaining agreement with the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union. Upon findings that the object of the National Maritime Union's picketing of the refinery was to secure the disregard, breach or violation of the collective bargaining agreement by the refinery workers and their union, in violation of Art. 5154d, § 4,
The only issue mooted on the habeas corpus proceeding was the jurisdiction of the District Court to issue the injunction. Under Texas law, one may not be punished for contempt for violating a temporary injunction, as here, granted by a court having no jurisdiction of the subject matter.
Ex parte Twedell,
158 Tex. 214, 309 S.W.2d 834;
Ex parte Dilley,
160 Tex. 522, 334 S.W.2d 425. The District Court was without jurisdiction if petitioner's picketing was arguably prohibited or arguably protected by the National Labor Relations Act.
359 U. S. 246
. The Texas Supreme Court held that petitioner's conduct was neither arguably prohibited nor arguably protected by the Act. 358 S.W.2d 590. We disagree. Even assuming, without deciding, that the picketing would not fall within the prohibitions of § 8(b)(1)(A) or § 8(b)(4)(i)(B) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, we hold, in light of the District Court's finding that American wholly owns the subsidiary and "directs and controls all of . . . [its] activities," that petitioner's picketing was conduct at least arguably protected by § 7 of the Act.