Legal Opinion

Massey v. Curry

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 5, 1960No. 20831Published

1Opinion of the Court

Head, Presiding Justice.

The charter of a local labor union is subject to all of the conditions contained in the constitution and bylaws of the parent organization, which constitute a contract between the parent union and the local union and its members. Holmes v. Brown, 146 Ga. 402 (91 S. E. 408). See also State v. Georgia Medical Society, 38 Ga. 608 (95 Am. Dec. 408); Bowden v. Kennedy, 186 Ga. 174, 179 (197 S. E. 325); Howard v. Betts, 190 Ga. 530 (9 S. E. 2d 742). The rule in Georgia is the general rule in the jurisdictions of this country. 87 C. J. S. 836, § 42; 31 Am. Jur. 421, § 42.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Waring v. Georgia Medical SocietySupreme Court of Georgia · 1869
  2. Fields v. Continental InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
  3. Orient Insurance Company v. DunlapSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  4. Howard v. BettsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  5. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. CoxSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910

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