Adamson v. United Mine Workers of America

WORTHEN, Justice.

The evidence considered in the light most favorable to plaintiff fails to show an agency relationship between defendant International Union of the United Mine Workers of America and the individuals who committed the alleged assault and battery and false imprisonment, for which plaintiff commenced this action.

The record shows that the action was originally filed in Salt Lake County to recover damages for the alleged torts which occurred during a labor dispute in Carbon County, Utah.

The defendant was named with no more specificity than the “United Mine Workers of America.”

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