Employee Painters' Trust v. J & B Finishes

Painters District Council No. 5 (the union), the Employee Painters’ Trust, and three other trust funds appeal a grant of summary judgment against them in their suit to impose personal liability upon William Canon, president of Northwest Interiors, Inc., for unpaid union check-off dues and trust fund contributions under a collective bargaining agreement and various trust agreements relating to employee pensions. Canon cross-appeals the denial of his request for an award of attorney’s fees. We reverse the summary judgment in favor of Canon and affirm the denial of attorney’s fees.

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Canon signed…