The anti-Jewish boycott has been declared illegal in Norway in the first lawsuit of its kind. The suit was brought by a Jewish trader against a Norwegian cloth factory for refusing to execute an order previously accepted.
The manufacturer said he had refused the order because “personal animosity” forbade him to deal with Jews. The court, ruling in the plaintiff’s favor, declared the manufacturer’s action was against the law since all races and nationalities were equal under the law.
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