Lucas Flour Co. v. Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers

This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in an action for damages, which arose out of the following facts.

The plaintiff, Lucas Flour Company, is a Washington corporation, principally engaged in the wholesale distribution of flour. The plaintiff employed members of the defendant, Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs & Helpers of America, with whom the plaintiff had entered into a collective bargaining agreement on April 1, 1955.

In 1953, the plaintiff had employed one Melvin T. Welsch, who first worked as a truck driver and then as a warehouseman. His work was unsatisfactory in both…