Campbell v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen

This is an appeal on questions of law taken by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen who, as defendant, sustained an adverse verdict in the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County.

The pertinent facts follow. Defendant is an unincorporated voluntary association of approximately 200,000 members, organized and functioning as a labor union.

The plaintiff, Francis M. Campbell, was a member in good standing of the defendant organization at all times between his initiation in 1941 and his death in 1962. At the time of his application for union membership, he made the following agreement:

“If admitted,…