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Thomson & Taylor Spice Company v. I. Lanski & Son Scrap Iron Company, on appeal of I. Lanski & Son Scrap Iron Company
Mr. Justice McSurely
delivered the opinion of the court. 2. Injunction," § 158*—what is pujóse of preliminary injunction. The purpose of a preliminary injunction is to preserve the status of the parties until the court can determine the merits of the controversy, and it cannot be used for the .purpose of compelling one to undo what he has already done.