Griffin v. International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union

From a judgment in favor of defendants predicated upon the sustaining of a demurrer without leave to amend to plaintiffs’ fourth amended petition, for a writ of mandate to compel defendants to reinstate plaintiffs in the union, plaintiffs appeal.

Chronology:

i. November 15, 1948, the original petition herein was filed in which plaintiff Griffin alleged that on April 16, 1946, he and other unidentified members were wrongfully expelled from defendant union;

ii. January 4, 1949, an amended petition was filed containing a claim for damages ;

iii. March 30,1949, a demurrer to the first amended…