State Ex Rel. Girard v. Percich, 557 S.W.2d 25 (1977)

Citation: State Ex Rel. Girard v. Percich, 557 S.W.2d 25 (1977)
Parent Document: State Ex Rel. Girard v. Percich, 557 S.W.2d 25 (1977)
Jurisdiction: Missouri (state)
Effective Date: 1977-08-30
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1737420/state-ex-rel-girard-v-percich/ ↗

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Enmity exploded into vacuous acts. Trucks carrying beer were attacked on public streets with rocks, bricks, ball bearings and other dangerous projectiles. Customers selling plaintiffs’ products had the windows of their vehicles and establishments shattered and concrete poured into their plumbing fixtures. There were numerous instances of direct threats against customers because they continued to handle plaintiffs’ products. Many customers ceased doing business with plaintiffs during the strike out of fear for their persons and property. Others who continued dealing with plaintiffs employed armed security guards and carried weapons for their own protection. Routine trips to purchase beer became armed caravans through public streets, accompanied by armed guards and police, pursued by car loads of strikers. Customers closely followed by strikers’ vehicles often panicked and resorted to dangerous traffic violations in their hegira and efforts to escape their pursuers. For example, customers would flee at speeds in excess of lawful limits and resorted to driving the wrong way on one way streets, oftentimes with their efforts unavailing. This extremely tense situation presented a real and present danger to the well being and safety of the direct participants in this labor dispute as well as innocent members of the community. It is within this context that the evidence relating to the specific episodes leading to the contempt citations must be viewed. *31

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