Legal Opinion
Bridgeport Brass Workers Union Local 320 v. Smith
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 23, 1950PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The general situation in this ease is similar to that in Vilella v. McGrath, decided this day.1 The main difference lies in the parties to the litigation. In the Vilella case the dispute is between the Chase local and International; there is only one local involved. In the case at bar the dispute is between two factions of a local. One, the Smith faction, attempted to withdraw from International; the other, the Federico faction, is composed of so-called loyal members. Smith and Federico both claimed to be president of the local.
The procedure followed the pattern in the Vilella case. There was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- E. M. Loew's Enterprises, Inc. v. International Alliance of Theatrical Stage EmployeesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Bacon v. ParadiseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
- Bridgeport Brass Workers Union v. Thomas SmithConnecticut Superior Court · 1948
3Cited by3 opinions
- United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States & Canada v. Local 334, United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States & CanadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Plumbers & Pipefitters v. Plumbers & PipefittersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- American Brass Co. v. Ansonia Brass Workers' Union Local 445Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1953