Legal Opinion
Brawner v. Sanders
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided September 9, 1966PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodwin, J.
This is an original proceeding in mandamus to test the vitality of the rule that “[i]n the absence of an enabling statute, a voluntary association cannot be sued by its association name. It has no legal existence, and the persons composing it must be joined individually * * Kimball v. Lower Columbia Fire Assn., 67 Or 249, 252, 135 P 877 (1913).
Edward Brawner filed a complaint in an action at law for damages for personal injuries against Local Union No. 3-436, International Woodworkers of America, AFL-CIO, and Western States Begional Council No. Ill, International Woodworkers of America,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Local 100, United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices v. BordenSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hungerford v. Portland Sanitarium & Benevolent Ass'n.Oregon Supreme Court · 1963
- Marshall v. International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's UnionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by6 opinions
- DiLuzio v. United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Hyatt Chalet Motels, Inc. v. Carpenters Local 1065Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Diluzio v. UNITED ELEC., RADIO & MACH. WKRS. OF AM.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Hyatt Chalet Motels, Inc., a California Corporation, Robert W. Winter, Jr., and Katherina Winter v. Carpenters Local 1065 and Laborers Local 441, Reimann Construction Co., an Oregon Corporation v. Carpenters Local 1065 and Laborers Local 441Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO-CLC v. RawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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