Legal Opinion
Russell v. Central Labor Union
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided October 1, 1924No. 38PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
This is a suit against six labor unions and certain other defendants to recover damages for an alleged tort. The jurisdiction of this court is dependent upon diversity of citizenship.
In her declaration the plaintiff alleges that she is a citizen of the state of Missouri, that each of the labor unions are voluntary associations, who are citizens of Illinois, and the members of whom are citizens of Illinois, and that they are voluntary organizations of such character as to be suable. These alleged associations have filed separate pleas to the jurisdiction of the court,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Great Southern Fire Proof Hotel Company v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- The Lafayette Ins. Co. v. FRENCHSupreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Chapman v. BarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Thomas v. Board of Trustees of the Ohio State UniversitySupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Levering & Garrigues Co. v. MorrinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- American Federation of Musicians v. SteinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Ex Parte EdelsteinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Walter S. Lowry, Jr. v. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Christian v. International Ass'n of MacHinistsDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1925
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