Wyeman v. Deady
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for preventing the plaintiff from working at his trade and from obtaining employment, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Ralph Wheeler, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $425, and appeal by the defendants from the refusal of the trial court to set aside the verdict as against the evidence.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The amended complaint in this action contains substantially these allegations :—
The plaintiff is a painter, decorator, and wood finisher, and as such has been in the employ of David R. and Frank M. Hawley, who are painters and contractors. The defendant, the Painters, Decorators & Paper Hangers of America, Local Union No. 481, a voluntary association located in Hartford, is.a trade union whose proceedings are secret, and which is organized for the purpose of maintaining high rates of wages, reducing the hours of labor, preventing the employment of non-union men, and similar purposes. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Maisenbacker v. Society ConcordiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Robertson v. ParksCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1892
- State v. GliddenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
- Garing v. FraserSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1884
- Birdseye's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
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- Cole v. Associated Construction Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
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