Legal Opinion

Gene Detroy v. American Guild of Variety Artists, Joey Adams, as Its President and Joe Smith, as Its Treasurer

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 13, 1961No. 26548_1PublishedCited by 175 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LUMBARD, Chief Judge.

The appellant, manager and trainer of a troupe of chimpanzees with which he performs professionally under the name of the “Marquis Family” in theaters, night clubs, circuses, on television, and in motion pictures, instituted this proceeding under § 102 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 29 U.S.C.A. § 412, demanding injunctive relief and damages for an alleged violation of the procedural rights granted union members by § 101(a) (5) of the Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 411(a) (5). 1 Upon a motion for summary judgment, the district court dismissed the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Madden v. AtkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
  5. Tesoriero v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949

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3Cited by175 opinions

  1. Westlake Community Hospital v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Brady v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
  3. James Morrissey, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. National Maritime Union of America, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Joseph CurranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
  4. Arthur Doty v. Richard Sewall, Arthur Doty v. Richard SewallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. Rambert L. Simmons v. Avisco, Local 713, Textile Workers Union of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965

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