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People v. Scotti, Loucks, Gearty, Graef

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 31, 1934
266 N.Y. 480 (N.Y. 1934)

Summary

affirming conviction for coercion where defendants used threatened and actual force to compel a manufacturer to enter into an agreement with a labor union of which the defendants were members

Summary of this case from Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.

Opinion

Argued December 4, 1934

Decided December 31, 1934

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.

Louis Waldman, James J. Armstrong and David I. Ashe for appellants.

William Copeland Dodge, District Attorney ( Ambrose J. Delehanty of counsel), for respondent.


As to defendant Gearty: Judgment affirmed.

As to defendants Scotti, Loucks and Graef: Judgment reversed and new trial ordered on the ground that there is no evidence sufficient to sustain the judgment of conviction. No opinion.

Concur: POUND, Ch. J., CRANE, LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS, CROUCH and LOUGHRAN, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Scotti, Loucks, Gearty, Graef

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 31, 1934
266 N.Y. 480 (N.Y. 1934)

affirming conviction for coercion where defendants used threatened and actual force to compel a manufacturer to enter into an agreement with a labor union of which the defendants were members

Summary of this case from Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.

compelling victim to enter into agreement with union

Summary of this case from Sekhar v. United States

compelling victim to enter into agreement with union

Summary of this case from United States v. Kirsch
Case details for

People v. Scotti, Loucks, Gearty, Graef

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOHN SCOTTI, EARL…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 31, 1934

Citations

266 N.Y. 480 (N.Y. 1934)
195 N.E. 162

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