Bradley v. Pierson

Citations

• 148 Pa. 502
• 24 A. 65
• 1892 Pa. LEXIS 1011

Syllabus

<p>Conspiracy — Alleged unlawful combination of manufacturers — Action for damages.</p> <p>Plaintiff having gone on a strike for the purpose of securing an increase in wages, defendants, the firm by whom he had been employed, sent a notice to all the members of the Moroeco Manufacturers Association, of which they were members, notifying them of the trouble with their men and requesting them not to employ any of them until the trouble was settled. Defendant brought suit to recover damages, alleging that in consequence of this notice he had been prevented from obtaining employment. The evidence produced by him showed that he had made application in only two instances, in one case to a firm which was not a member of the association and in the other case to a member of the association who, when he was called by the plaintiff, denied that he had refused him work:</p> <p>Held, That the facts thus established by the plaintiff did not make out any case for damages against the defendants.</p>