District 20, United Mine Workers of America v. Sams

SIMPSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered on verdict in favor of the plaintiff in an action of deceit brought by a member of a labor union against his union claiming damages for alleged misrepresentations made to him by an officer of the union. The complaint allages that the defendant falsely represented to the plaintiff that plaintiff would be eligible for an old-age pension from the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund if he kept his union dues paid until he was 60 years of age and that in reliance upon such representations he paid his dues but was denied his…