John F. English v. John Cunningham

FAHY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, herein referred to usually as the Teamsters, and by certain of their officers, usually referred to, with the Teamsters, as defendants. The litigation was initiated by thirteen members of locals of the Teamsters, to whom we shall usually refer as plaintiffs. 1 They sued for themselves and on behalf of all other members.

The thrust of plaintiffs’ original action, filed in September 1957, was that under the 1952 constitution of the Teamsters 2 plaintiffs had…