Legal Opinion

County of Rockland v. Civil Service Employees Ass'n

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 8, 1984PublishedCited by 13 opinions

POINTS OF COUNSEL I. A parent labor organization is not per se liable for the illegal acts of an affiliate. {Carbon Fuel Co. v Mine Workers, 444 US 212; Walters v Roadway Express, 400 F Supp 6, 557 F2d 521; Peabody Coal Co. v Local Union 1734, 543 F2d 10, 430 US 940; North Amer.

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POINTS OF COUNSEL I. A parent labor organization is not per se liable for the illegal acts of an affiliate. {Carbon Fuel Co. v Mine Workers, 444 US 212; Walters v Roadway Express, 400 F Supp 6, 557 F2d 521; Peabody Coal Co. v Local Union 1734, 543 F2d 10, 430 US 940; North Amer. Coal Corp. v Local Union 2262, 497 F2d 459; Villalba Co. v United Assn, of Journeymen, 413 F Supp 94 \Bacino v American Federation of Musicians, 407 F Supp 548; Rossi u Trans World Airlines, 350 F Supp 1263; Southern Ohio Coal Co. v United Mine Workers, 551 F2d 695; Federal Prescription Serv. v Amalgamated Meat…

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jones, J.

The applicable standard of proof to establish criminal contempt is proof beyond a reasonable doubt. The evidence in the record in this case is sufficient under that standard to sustain the determination of Supreme Court that the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA), the parent labor organization, was itself a participant in the strike of public employees in Rockland County from December 28, 1977 to January 6, 1978. Accordingly, the order of the Appellate Division affirming the judgment of Supreme Court holding CSEA in criminal contempt should be…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Yorktown Central School District No. 2 v. Yorktown Congress of TeachersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  2. Board of Education of City School District v. PisaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  3. City School District v. Schenectady Federation of TeachersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
  4. New York City Transit Authority v. LindnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  5. City School District v. Schenectady Federation of TeachersNew York Court of Appeals · 1975

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Rubackin v. RubackinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  2. County of Westchester v. O'NeillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Sassower v. Sheriff of Westchester CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  4. New York City Transit Authority v. Transport Workers Union of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  5. Muraca v. MeyerowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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