Brotherhood of Painters v. Garrett

Action in equity to compel defendant Local Union No. 645 to surrender its charter and other properties to the plaintiff parent union, Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, to restrain defendant from continuing to act as a local union and for other equitable relief. The ultimate relief as specified in the foregoing is also the subject of the present motion for a temporary injunction. Defendant has countered with a cross motion seeking to dismiss the complaint upon the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.

The complaint, in…