Connaughton v. Burke

Plaintiffs, Martin E. Connaughton and 14 others, employees of Great Lakes Towing Company (Great Lakes), brought suit in chancery against Local Union 374 — 2 of the Licensed Tugmen’s & Pilots’ Protective Association (Local), the Grand Lodge of the Licensed Tugmen’s & Pilots’ Protective Association (Grand Lodge) and The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA). The trial court quashed service on ILA and denied a motion to vacate that order; subsequently it dismissed plaintiffs’ second amended complaint for lack of diligence, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 103(b) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch.…