Niemyjski v. Schlessinger
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, second district, entered against the defendant and from an order denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitaker, J.
This action was brought to recover a death benefit claimed-to have become due upon the death of a member of the association in good standing, by the name of Joseph Niemyjski. ‘The International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union is a labor union. There is a central organization or union; there are also local subordinate unions. The local unions send delegates to the central or main organization which meets every two years. This central or main organization *51makes rules, "by-laws, etc., governing the local unions and their members. The central union reserves to itself the power to make by-laws for…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Belton v. . HatchNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Clemens v. American Fire Insurance of PhiladelphiaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Ranken v. ProbeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909