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| Keywords: Verdict for the plaintiffs in the case of Loewe v. Lawlor - NARA - 278246.tif Scope and content This document is part of the file on the case of Loewe v Lawlor In 1901 - 1902 the United Hatters of North America attempted to unionize the employees of Dietrich Loewe and Partners a hat making company in Danbury CT When the company resisted the attempt to unionize its employees and the union called a strike and a nation-wide boycott of the company's products Loewe then sued the 191 members of the local for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act The US District Court agreed with the plaintiff and fined the union 74 000 The Circuit Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit overruled this decision but then the US Supreme Court revised the Court of Appeals decision and sent the case back for retrial in 1908 The union again lost in 1912 and was fined 250 000 Because the union was not incorporated the individual union members were liable for the fine In 1917 the US District Court ordered the sale of the homes of 140 members of the local union in order to pay for the fine General notes 278246 Local identifier U S Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut 09/24/1789 - 01/01/1912 NARA's Northeast Region Boston NRAAB 380 Trapelo Road Waltham MA 02452-6399 date 1910 02 04 - 1910 02 04 Record group Record Group 21 Records of District Courts of the United States 1685 - 2004 Record group ARC 350 Case Files compiled 1790 - 1911 Series ARC 593465 File unit Loewe v Lawlor 08/1903 - 01/05/1915 File unit ARC 278237 Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NRAB-21-CASECCCT-538LAW-I yes Other versions NARA-cooperation PD-USGov United States district court cases February 1910 Unions sindicatos and social movements Strikes in the 1900s 1910 documents Danbury Connecticut 1910 in the United States | ||||