Houston Maritime Ass'n v. South Atlantic & Gulf Coast District of the International Longshoremen's Ass'n

BELL, Chief Justice.

Houston Maritime Association, Galveston Maritime Association, both trade associations of steamship agents, owners and operators, Southern Stevedoring Co., Inc., herein called Stevédóring Co.,, and LykCs' Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., herein called Lykes, sued the South Atlantic & .Gulf Coast Longshoremen’s Association, herein called International, and Clerks and Checkers Locals Nos. 1351 ;and 1665, Longshoremen’s Locals Nos. '872 and 1273, and certain named ‘ officers and agents of said unions. Appellants sought a declaratory judgment as to the meaning of-the contract between…