Court Opinion

ID: 9808202
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 20:30:18.530201+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:09:54.930236
License: Public Domain

Clark, C. J.,
concurs that the action was properly dismissed as to the Asheville Typographical Union because it is an unincorporated association and cannot be sued, Tucker v. Eatough, 186 N. C., 509; and as to individuals who are parties defendant, is of opinion that as to those matters which are not based upon violence and which are alleged in the complaint herein in the identical language which was used in McGinnis v. Typographical Union, 182 N. C., 770, at pp. 771, 772 and 773, the injunction should be dissolved. These matters were held in that case to be “not sufficient to warrant a continuance of the injunction. It will, therefore, be dissolved without prejudice to any of the parties.” The same ruling that was made in that case will apply to the allegations in this that are identical or in substance the same for it would be unjust to the defendants to continue the injunction in this case as to such matters.
The parties in this case have a legal right, by “peaceful picketing” and by persuasion, to induce others not to accept employment with the plaintiffs, and as to those matters, the ruling of Judge McElroy should be upheld.
As to the allegations that go b.eyond those in the McGinnis case, and which allege violence and personal intimidation, the injunction should be continued because it is an interference with the rights of those who *53may seek employment. Sucb right is not interfered with by peaceful picketing or persuasion or like allegations not based upon violence. As to tbe other matters, only, the injunction should be continued until upon a hearing of the facts it is determined which of the defendants, if any, have committed such illegal acts, and to that extent the judgment of his Honor should be modified so as to continue the injunction in force as to such alleged acts of violence, or whatever may be equivalent thereto, and in all other respects it should be dissolved in accordance with the ruling in the McGinnis case.
This also applies to the appeal in Asheville Times Co. v. Typographical Union et als., post, 157.