What was important about Commonwealth v Hunt?
This case is importance because it shows the development of the ends means test which conceded to labor the right to combine. How extensive this right was, we do not know nor does the case tell us. But it does remove the use of the Criminal Conspiracy Doctrine as a tool against labor. Thus Commonwealth v Hunt was the laws first step towards recognizing that a labor organization was not per se an illegal conspiracy. Since this decision the right of American workers to organize has not been seriously questioned. Commonwealth v Hunt. Supreme Court Mass 1842 What are the facts of this case? Who was the Supreme Court Judge in Mass that tried the appeal? What is a conspiracy? (question 2 in book) State the rule of law developed by the courts. (question 3 in book) Did Shaw find the union illegal? No, unions are now legal because there was no charge of unlawful means or ends. (you have to be charged with a crime before you are found guilty) That is not to say that if there was a charge of viol
