Talberth v. Guy Gannett Publishing Co.

*287Merrill, C. J.

On report. This was an action of assumpsit brought by the plaintiff to recover from the defendant so-called severance pay in the amount of $3,135.00. The plaintiff was an employee of the defendant and a member of the Portland Newspaper Guild, Local 128, with which the defendant had an operating agreement or contract. This contract was entered into by the Guild, as bargaining agent, in behalf of itself and certain employees of the defendant who were engaged in the publication of certain of the defendant’s newspapers. The plaintiff was among the employees of the defendant in whose…