Legal Opinion
John C. Shimman, Cross-Appellant v. John Frank, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1980No. 77-3338 to 77-3343PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns an incident at a union meeting where a dissident union member was beaten. The victim of the beating sued a number of defendants, including the local union and the international union. The district court found every defendant liable and assessed damages totalling over $850,000. We find that all but one defendant is liable, but substantially reduce the damages award.
FACTS
BACKGROUND
Local 18 of the International Union of Operating Engineers includes virtually the entire state of Ohio and a small portion of the state of Kentucky. Local 18 has over 16,000…
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