Answer:
b. trade unions were legal and had a right to strike.
Explanation:
Commonwealth v. Hunt was a Supreme Court case in Massachusetts, United States in the year 1842. It was widely known for its subject matter which focused on the legality of the trade union's right to strike.
The judgment was passed by Justice Lemuel Shaw who passed a ruling that the trade unions are legal and al possessed the legal right to strike or take similar actions of friendly arm-twisting to put up wages and prohibit non-union laborers.