Custom Catering, Inc. v. Local Union No. 226, Culinary & Hotel Service Workers Union

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

A complaint for damages was filed December 12, 1969, for destruction of a business in Las Vegas known as the “Blue Onion Restaurant.” Certain labor unions and their agents were alleged to have engaged in a strike for illegal purposes and to have conducted themselves in such manner as to drive *335the Blue Onion out of business. The loss claimed was $400,000 actual damages and $2,500,000 in punitive damages. Richard Longmire, the individual principal in the restaurant corporation, claimed separate personal damages. Answers were filed by all defendants by January 22,…