Legal Opinion

Baker v. Shopmen's Local Union No. 755

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 13, 1961No. Appeals, Nos. 136 and 137PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

This is an action in equity instituted by twenty-five members of the Shopmen’s Local No. 755 of the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers, an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor. The defendants are the Shopmen’s Local No. 755 and the plaintiffs’ employer, the Link-Belt Company.

The complaint alleges separate causes of action in the alternative: (1) that the defendants conspired to cheat and defraud the plaintiffs of seniority rights to which they were entitled as a result of many years of employment with the Link-Belt…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. San Diego Building Trades Council v. GarmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Garner v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers Local Union No. 776Supreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. Weber v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. McNish v. American Brass Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
  5. Wax v. International Mailers UnionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Herman Rekant v. Shochtay-Gasos Union Local 446 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
  2. City Line Open Hearth, Inc. v. Hotel, Motel & Club Employees' UnionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  3. Smith v. Pittsburgh Gage & Supply Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  4. Young v. United Steelworkers of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  5. Pennsylvania Tidewater Dock Co. v. National Maritime Union of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1962

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