Legal Opinion
DiLuzio v. United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 20, 1982PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
We consider whether our common law rule that labor unions as unincorporated voluntary associations are not legal entities for the purpose of suing or being sued “is suited to present conditions.” Secretary of the Commonwealth v. City Clerk of Lowell, 373 Mass. 178, 185 (1977). We conclude that it is not, and we hold that labor unions are legal entities for the purposes of suing or being sued.
The plaintiff alleges that she was assaulted by members of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, Local 274, as she drove her automobile through a picket line at her place of…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Local 100, United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices v. BordenSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pickett v. WalshMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
- Massachusetts Electric Co. v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. McCarthyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Northbrook Excess and Surplus Insurance Company v. The Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Diluzio v. UNITED ELEC., RADIO & MACH. WKRS. OF AM.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Northbrook Excess & Surplus Insurance v. Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Ass'nDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1989
- Brennan v. Service Employees International Union, Local 254Massachusetts Superior Court · 1996
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