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Hydrox Ice Cream Co. v. Doe

250 A.D. 770 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1937-03-12 English

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Hydrox Ice Cream Co., Inc., Appellant, v. “ John Doe ” and “ Richard Roe,” Names Fictitious, True Names Unknown to Plaintiff, Parties Intended Being President and Treasurer of the N. Y. Sign Painters Local Union No. 230; “ Jack White ” and “ Richard White,” Names Fictitious, True Names Unknown to Plaintiff, Parties Intended Being President and Treasurer of the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 137; “ Fred Doe” and “William Roe,” Names Fictitious, Parties Intended Being President and Treasurer of the Electrical Union Local No. 3; Being Unincorporated Voluntary Associations, and “ Sam Brown ” and “ Robert Smith,” Names Being Fictitious, True Names Unknown to Plaintiff, Parties Intended Being Persons Picketing in Front of Stores Who Purchased Ice Cream Products from the Plaintiff, Respondents.

Action for a permanent injunction restraining defendants from picketing the places of business of plaintiff’s customers. Order denying plaintiff’s motion for an injunction pendente lite, without prejudice, and granting defendants’ cross-motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to' constitute

p. 771
a cause of action, with leave to serve an amended complaint, affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements; the amended complaint to be served within ten days from the entry of the order hereon. We are of opinion that this is a ease involving and growing out of a labor dispute within the provisions of section 876-a, subdivision 10, of the Civil Practice Act, and the plaintiff cannot obtain relief without complying with that section. To the extent indicated, there is no deprivation of the court’s jurisdiction. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Carswell, Davis and Adel, JJ., concur.