Sterling v. Local 438, Liberty Ass'n of Steam & Power Pipe Fitters & Helpers' Ass'n

The challenge in this appeal is to ‘the granting of a summary judgment in favor of two affiiliated local unions and a third, an international union and the parent of the other two, in a suit against them by the appellant to recover damages for his wrongful dismissal as business agent of one of the local unions and for their subsequent continued prevention of his right to work at his trade.

The summary judgment was granted as to the first claim on the basis that an equity suit brought two years before by the appellant against two of the three defendants, in an effort to recover his lost…