Murley v. Local Union No. 147 of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, & Paper Hangers of America

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Cook County dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint for money damages.

The issues on appeal are whether a labor union operating in the form of a voluntary unincorporated association may be sued in its own name, and whether the Chancery Division of the Circuit Court has jurisdiction to assess money damages against a labor union operating as an unincorporated association.

The plaintiff, Melvin S. Murley, is a member of the defendant labor union, Local Union No. 147 of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers of America,…