Legal Opinion
Thorn v. Foy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 31, 1952PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLitmmus, J.
The plaintiff on April 5, 1949, brought this bill against the members of an unincorporated labor union known as Local Union 691 of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America and located at New Bedford, being chartered by the International Brotherhood of the same name. The individual defendants .are the duly elected officers of the Local Union who have, subject to the orders and directions of the executive committee and the general membership of the Local Union, the management and control of its affairs. It was found that the members are too numerous to be sued…
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