People Ex Rel. Mijares v. Kniss

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frantz.

This suit presents the curious question of the ap propriateness of the use of Rule 106 (a) (3), R.C.P. Colo., to oust officers of an unincorporated labor union on the ground that their election was effected by alleged unfair procedures and violations of applicable provisions of the constitution of the organization. The district attorney refusing to proceed at their request, the suit was filed by the candidates whose defeat, it is said, resulted from the machinations and improper acts of the alleged usurpers of the several offices.

Besides raising the legal issue of…