Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 185.02 (2026)

Restraining Order Or Injunction, When Not Issued

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No restraining order or injunction shall be granted by any court of this state, or any judge thereof, in any case between an employer and employee, or between employees, or between persons employed and persons seeking employment, involving or growing out of a dispute concerning terms or conditions of employment except after notice and a hearing in court and shown to be necessary to prevent irreparable injury to property or to a property right of the party making the application, for which injury there is no adequate remedy at law, and such property or property right must be described with particularity in the application, which must be in writing and sworn to by the applicant or by the applicant's agent or attorney; provided, that a temporary restraining order may be issued without notice and hearing upon a proper showing that violence is actually being caused or is imminently probable on the part of the person or persons sought to be restrained; and, provided, that in such restraining order all parties to the action shall be similarly restrained.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1954–1964 · leading case: McLean Distrib. Co. v. Brewery & Beverage Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers Union, Local No. 993, 94 N.W.2d 514 (Minn. 1959).
McLean Distrib. Co. v. Brewery & Beverage Drivers, Warehousemen & Helpers Union, Local No. 993, 94 N.W.2d 514 (Minn. 1959). · cites it 4× “14, in spite of § 185.02, the so-called "anti-injunction" act.”
Cramond v. AFL-CIO, 126 N.W.2d 252 (Minn. 1964). “We likewise deem it unnecessary to determine whether the statute applies and whether its requirements were satisfied.”
Fairview Hosp. Ass'n v. Pub. Bldg. Serv. & Hosp. & Institutional Employees Union, Local No. 113, 64 N.W.2d 16 (Minn. 1954). ““The provisions of Minnesota Statutes 1915, Sections 185.02 to 185.19, shall not apply in the case of a threatened or existing strike or other work stoppage by hospital employees * * *, and such threatened or existing strike or other work stoppage * * * may be enjoined by a…”
McQuay, Inc. v. Int'l Union, United Auto., Aircraft & Agric. Implement Workers, 72 N.W.2d 81 (Minn. 1955). “14 provides in substance that when any unfair labor practice is threatened or committed, a suit to enjoin the same may be maintained in the district court of any county wherein such practice has occurred or is threatened and that in any such suit the provisions of §§ 185.”
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