Fulenwider v. Firefighters Ass'n Local Union 1784

OPINION

HARBISON, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this case is whether a private action for damages may be maintained by a property owner incidentally affected by an illegal work stoppage by members of a public employee union. Other remedies, both civil and criminal, may be appropriate under certain circumstances, but the question presented here is whether or not a private damage suit wijl lie under the common law, there being no applicable state statutes on the subject.

The trial court overruled motions for dismissal filed by the defending parties but permitted an interlocutory appeal.…