Commonwealth v. Hunt
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Commonwealth v. Hunt, 45 Mass. 111 (1842), was a case in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on the subject of labor unions. Prior to Hunt the legality of labor combinations in America was uncertain. In March 1842, Chief Justice Lemuel Shaw ruled that labor combinations were legal provided that they were organized for a legal purpose and used legal means to achieve their goals.
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Commonwealth v. Hunt | |
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Court | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
Full case name | Commonwealth v. John Hunt & Others |
Decided | March Term 1842 |
Citation(s) | 45 Mass. 111, 4 Metcalf 111 (Mass. 1842) |
Case history | |
Prior action(s) | Decision in favor of plaintiffs. |
Subsequent action(s) | none |
Holding | |
A labor combination to raise wages is not inherently illegal. | |
Court membership | |
Chief judge | Lemuel Shaw |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Lemuel Shaw |
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