United Brotherhood of Carpenters v. Birchwood Conservancy

Opinion of the Court by

Justice SCOTT.

Appellant, United Brotherhood of Carpenters (Union), is an unincorporated association of carpenters. Some of the Union’s members volunteered to help build a barn for Birchwood Conservation Center,1 also an unincorporated association. When the Union’s members failed to complete the barn, Birchwood Conservation Center filed suit in Scott Circuit Court for breach of contract against the Union, and later amended its complaint to include one of the Union’s members, Ike Harris.

The trial court ultimately dismissed Birchwood’s complaint. However, on appeal, the…