People Ex Rel. Solomon v. Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators & Paperhangers of America
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered November 5, 1915, which affirmed an order of Special. Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring. defendants and each of them to reinstate the relator to membership in their several organizations and awarding the relator damages and costs. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered November 5, 1915, which affirmed an order of Special. Term granting a motion for a peremptory writ of mandamus requiring. defendants and each of them to reinstate the relator to membership in their several organizations and awarding the relator damages and costs. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. A writ of mandamus does not lie against a foreign corporation. (People ex rel. Ruman v. Nat. Slavonic Society, 144 App. Div. 574; People ex rel. Beharka v. Nat.…
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
The questions presented for determination upon this appeal arise out of a mandamus proceeding. That proceeding has resulted in the issuance of a peremptory writ of mandamus against the respondents requiring each of them to reinstate the relator to membership in its organization and requiring each of the respondents to pay the damages awarded the relator. The relator is a painter by trade and claims to have been unlawfully expelled from membership in the respondents’ organizations. The respondents are (1) The Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, (2) The District…
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