Legal Opinion
Browne v. Musician's Protective Union
Municipal Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided April 19, 1966No. Civil No. 556-1965Published
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELLY, Municipal Judge
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ivan Brown could not join the Musician’s Protective Union, Local # 491, affiliated with the American Federation of Musicians. Yet, this union had a closed shop agreement with the Virgin Isles Hilton. The union took to membership only citizens of the United States or those who declared an intention so to become; by constitutional provision, it excluded resident as well as “bonded” aliens.1 Browne was by occupation a folk singer; by national origin, he was an alien.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- James v. Marinship Corp.California Supreme Court · 1944
- Marine Cooks & Stewards v. Panama Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Lydia Williams v. Delano DowlingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
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