Ries v. Evening News Association

(for reversal). Defendant is owner and operator of radio and television broadcasting stations. Plaintiff was 1 of its employees. For lack of work, defendant laid off plaintiff and also other employees who did the same kind of work but who had less seniority than he. Later, defendant put the other employees, junior to plaintiff in seniority, back to work but refused to permit his return. Plaintiff claims that this was in violation of the seniority clauses of labor contracts between defendant and a union representing defendant’s employees, which contracts were for the benefit of plaintiff and…