Martin v. Curran

This is a libel action. Plaintiff, who is president of the National Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots of America, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, alleges that he was libeled in articles in The Pilot the official weekly newspaper published by National Maritime Union, affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (C.I.O.), an unincorporated association. Plaintiff joined as defendants officers of the National Maritime Union (hereinafter called NMU) in their individual capacities and in their representative capacities as officers of NMU and as those…