Wortex Mills, Inc. v. Textile Workers Union of America

Decided January 7, 1952. John C. Bell Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

369 Pa. 359 · Cited 114 times

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• Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. United Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers · 46 A.2d 16
• Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. v. United Steelworkers · 45 A.2d 857
• Wilbank v. Chester & Delaware Counties Bartenders, Hotel & Restaurant Employees Union · 60 A.2d 21
• Phillips v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America · 66 A.2d 227
• Thornhill v. Alabama · 310 U.S. 88
• Giboney v. Empire Storage & Ice Co. · 336 U.S. 490
• Allen-Bradley Local No. 1111 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 315 U.S. 740
• Carlson v. California · 310 U.S. 106
• Building Service Employees International Union, Local 262 v. Gazzam · 339 U.S. 532
• Kirmse v. Adler · 166 A. 566
• Main Cleaners & Dyers, Inc. v. Columbia Super Cleaners, Inc. · 2 A.2d 750
• Friedman v. Blumberg · 23 A.2d 412
• Palko v. Connecticut · 302 U.S. 319
• Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 272 U.S. 605
• Arizona v. California · 283 U.S. 423
• Kelly v. Washington Ex Rel. Foss Co. · 302 U.S. 1
• Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 302 v. Angelos · 320 U.S. 293
• International Union of United Automobile v. O'Brien · 339 U.S. 454
• Maurer v. Hamilton · 309 U.S. 598
• Bandini Petroleum Co. v. Superior Court, Los Angeles Cty. · 284 U.S. 8
• Tennessee Publishing Co. v. American National Bank · 299 U.S. 18
• Dorchy v. Kansas · 272 U.S. 306
• H. P. Welch Co. v. New Hampshire · 306 U.S. 79
• Hotel & Restaurant Employees' International Alliance, Local No. 122 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Board · 315 U.S. 437

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• Locust Club v. Hotel & Club Employees' Union · 397 Pa. 357
• West Penn Township School District v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers · 396 Pa. 408
• Pappas v. Local Joint Executive Board · 374 Pa. 34
• Pap's A.M. v. City of Erie · 812 A.2d 591
• William Goldman Theatres, Inc. v. Dana · 405 Pa. 83
• Taylor and Selby Appeals · 412 Pa. 32
• Commonwealth v. Walker · 447 Pa. 146
• Wortex Mills, Inc. v. Textile Workers Union of America · 380 Pa. 3
• Andress v. Zoning Board of Adjustment · 410 Pa. 77
• Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers, Local Union No. 776 · 373 Pa. 19
• Commonwealth v. Baker · 766 A.2d 328
• MacK Appeal · 386 Pa. 251
• Harris v. Rendell · 982 A.2d 1030
• General Building Contractors' Ass'n v. Local Union No. 542 · 370 Pa. 73
• West Penn Power Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 521 A.2d 75
• 46 South 52nd Street Corp. v. Manlin · 398 Pa. 304
• Tate v. Philadelphia Transportation Co. · 410 Pa. 490
• Reid v. Brodsky · 397 Pa. 463
• Pennsylvania Railroad v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 396 Pa. 34
• Key Realty Co. Zoning Case · 408 Pa. 98
• Board of Public Education School District v. Beilan · 386 Pa. 82

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