Dickinson v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen

Plaintiff Dickinson was a yard fireman in the service of the Colorado and Southern Railway Company. He brought this action against his employer, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, the Grand Lodge thereof, and all its other members — the number of defendants being about seventy-five — because of their alleged wrongful joint conduct in bringing about a reduction in his seniority rank as such fireman. He asked as equitable relief restoration of his former rank and as legal relief damages for the alleged wrong. At the close of the evidence, on the motion of the defendants for a…