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Jou-Jou Designs, Inc. v. International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Local 23-25

60 N.Y.2d 1011 Court N.Y. Decision date 1983-12-01 English

Decision Majority · Concurring — Jasen, J.

Contents
p. 1011
Jou-Jou Designs, Inc., Appellant, v International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, Local 23-25, Respondent.
Argued October 25, 1983;
decided December 1, 1983
p. 1013
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Herman E. Cooper and Barry H. Singer for appellant.
Stanley L. Goodman and Eric B. Chaikin for respondent.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice Fritz W. Alexander at the Appellate Division ( 94 AD2d 395 ).

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jones, Wachtler, Meyer, Simons and Kaye. Judge Jasen concurs in a concurring memorandum.

(concurring). While I agree that the complaint should be dismissed because plaintiff has failed effectively to allege illegal activity falling within State court jurisdiction, I hasten to add that in the proper case, even without compliance with section 807 of the Labor Law, the courts of this State may provide compensatory damage relief for violence or threats of violence albeit incident to a labor dispute. The “ ‘[pjolicing of * * * conduct’ which consists of ‘actual or threatened violence to persons or destruction of property,’ is left to the States.” (San Diego Unions v Garmon, 359 US 236 , 248, n 6, quoting International Union v Wisconsin Bd., 336 US 245 , 253; Automobile Workers v Russell, 356 US 634 , 638.)

Order affirmed, etc.

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