Gompers v. Buck's Stove & Range Co.
Gompers v. Buck's Stove and Range Co., 221 U.S. 418 (1911), was a ruling by the United States Supreme Court involving a case of contempt for violating the terms of an injunction restraining labor union leaders from a boycott or from publishing any statement that there was or had been a boycott.
| Gompers v. Buck's Stove and Range Co. | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued January 27, 30, 1911 Decided May 15, 1911 | |
| Full case name | Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell, and Frank Morrison v. Buck's Stove and Range Company |
| Citations | 221 U.S. 418 (more) 31 S. Ct. 492; 55 L. Ed. 797; 1911 U.S. LEXIS 1746 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia |
| Holding | |
| In part, court of appeals erred in treating contempt action as one for criminal contempt because the proceeding was in equity; case is moot, in part. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Lamar, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Sherman Antitrust Act | |
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