Legal Opinion
Morrissey v. National Maritime Union
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 10, 1975No. 72 Civ. 2363PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WARD, District Judge.
James M. Morrissey (“Morrissey”), a member of the National Maritime Union of America (“the Union”), brought this action in June, 1972, alleging violations of his rights under 29 U.S.C. § 411(a)(2) and (5) (hereinafter referred to as the Landrum-Griffin Act), and malicious prosecution, on the part of certain Union officers and employees and the Union itself. After a four day trial in April, 1975, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, awarding a total of $333,500 in compensatory and punitive damages against defendants Joseph Cur-ran (“Curran”), Shannon J. Wall…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Samuel Simblest v. Joseph MaynardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Martin v. CurranNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Salzhandler v. CaputoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Quentin Reynolds v. Westbrook Pegler, the Hearst Corporation and Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by8 opinions
- John C. Shimman, Cross-Appellant v. John Frank, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- James Morrissey, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. National Maritime Union of America, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Joseph CurranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Bogosian v. Woloohojian Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Clark v. EsserDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1995
- Charles E. Helton v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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