Minch v. Local Union No. 370

— In this action for damages, the plaintiff alleged that a conspiracy against him by certain union officials prevented him from obtaining employment, and resulted in a substantial loss of wages. A jury decided the case in plaintiff’s favor and awarded damages in the sum of ten thousand dollars.

Reduced to essentials, the significant questions raised here on appeal by defendants (the union and its officials) are: (1) whether plaintiff’s evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s view that the defendants conspired to prevent the plaintiff from obtaining employment; and (2) whether the trial…