Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Holmstrom v. Independent Dock Builders' Benevolent Union
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 6, 1914PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Appeal by the relator, August Holmstrom, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 15th day of April, 1914, denying his motion for a writ of mandamus requiring respondent to reinstate him as a member.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
The respondent is a membership corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of New York, commonly called a labor union. Relator was a member thereof. Section 12 of article XII of the by-laws provides as follows:
“Any elected or appointed officer or member whose act or acts are detrimental to the welfare of the Organization, whether direct or against an officer or member of the Organization itself, shall be subject to forfeiture of his office or membership, or any action the body may see fit to take after a fair trial before the Executive Board or the body in session.”
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Williamson v. RandolphNew York Supreme Court · 1905
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