Colt v. Hicks

— Appellee brought this action as surviving widow and beneficiary of Lawrence Hicks, a member of the International Union of Steam Operating Engineers, against the appellants as members and representatives of said union, for death benefits alleged to be due her from said union because of the death of her husband. The cause was submitted to a jury for trial, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee.

Appellee’s complaint was in one paragraph alleging, in substance, that the International Union of Steam 'Operating Engineers was an unincorporated association engaged in the business of…