Bennett v. Seimiller

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This is an action by members of a local labor union to recover actual and punitive damages from an agent, a representative of the Grand Lodge of the International Association of Machinists, an unincorporated association of individuals, and from such Grand Lodge, for alleged slanderous statements made by its agent.

Appeals have been perfected by both plaintiffs and defendants from rulings on defendants’ demurrers to plaintiffs’ amended petition. The appeals have been consolidated for review.

The amended petition, omitting the caption, reads:

“Tha…