Barnes v. Chrysler Corporation

CAMPBELL, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, citizens of Illinois, are suing defendant corporation, created under the laws of Delaware, for assault and battery and for false imprisonment, and demand judgments in excess of $3,000.

Plaintiffs allege that they had been employees of defendant at its Chicago plant for varying periods prior to February 16, 1944. Plaintiffs Barnes and Evans further allege by affidavit that on February 16, 1944, they had been selected, at the instance of the defendant’s superintendent, by certain employees to present grievances to the management of defendant corporation; and…