Allen v. Walker

The plaintiffs, Kathryn Allen and her husband, John Allen, appeal from a summary judgment for the defendants, Richard Walker and the United Paperworkers International Union, Local 719 ("the union"), in an action that involved claims of assault and negligence as to Kathryn. John alleged a loss of consortium. The Allens' complaint alleged that Walker had threatened Kathryn, and it included her employer, Gulf States Paper Company, and Herb Coley, the plant supervisor, as defendants. The complaint also stated numerous other theories of recovery that are not relevant to this appeal. The trial…