Legal Opinion
Paul A. Wood v. Stark Tri-County Building Trades Council
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1973No. 72-1565PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
In this diversity action, plaintiff, a Virginia resident, sues the defendant labor council and twelve constituent labor unions, all of Ohio. He claims that, be cause he was employing some non-union labor, defendants, acting through their members and employees, maliciously and wilfully damaged and destroyed his property on the job site, including materials and equipment. The complaint sought compensatory damages of $1.5 million and punitive damages of $1.5 million. .
In response to a question during pretrial discovery proceedings, plaintiff said that the cost of repairing…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Bell v. Preferred Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Barry v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Vance v. W. A. Vandercook Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Saberton v. GreenwaldOhio Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- John C. Shimman, Cross-Appellant v. John Frank, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Pearl Sellers, Administratrix of Estate of Clay D. Sellers, Deceased v. John J. O'COnnellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Rosen v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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