Bakery & Confectionery Workers' International Union of America (Independent) Local Union No. 240 v. American Bakery & Confectionery Workers' International Union (AFL-CIO) Local Union No. 240

Plaintiffs in error were defendants in the trial court and will be referred to collectively as BCW or defendants, with the exception of plaintiff in error Joseph F. Negri who will be referred to by name. Defendants in error were plaintiffs in the trial court and they will be referred to as ABC.

ABC local union No. 240 is composed of a majority of the former members of BCW who disaffiliated themselves from that organization. The action commenced by ABC sought recovery of assets allegedly belonging to it following the withdrawal from BCW. The trial court *212entered findings of fact and judgment…