International Union of Steam & Operating Engineers v. Owens

By the Court.

The authority exercised by the officers in the issuance of the strike order, or in the revocation of the charter of Local Union No. 293, is not an issue for determination in this case. That having been accomplished, and a new local union having been instituted, the only question is whether the plaintiff, John Gr. Owens, is entitled to a mandatory injunction requiring that a transfer card be issued to him, thereby continuing his membership in the union.

It is a well-settled principle of law, recognized by the courts of this state and by the courts of other states, that the members…