Cunningham v. Independent Soap & Chemical Workers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J:

This is an equitable action in which members of a labor organization sought to have the district court determine that the defendant labor organization was not authorized to expel them from membership and to issue an injunction against the defendant union. The lower court found the union was without power to discipline its members by expulsion and granted the in junctive relief requested, whereupon the union has duly perfected an appeal.

The facts in the case are not in dispute. The parties have entered into an extended stipulation setting…