Monroe v. Colored Screwmen's Benev. Ass'n No. 1
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Mandamus by John W. Monroe and others against the Colored Screwmen’s Benevolent Association No. 1 of Louisiana. Judgment for the respondents, and the relators appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
The plaintiffs, 22 in number, are members of the defendant association, the Colored Screwmen’s Benevolent Association No. 1 of Louisiana, which is itself a member of, or affiliated with, or holds a charter from, the International Longshoreman’s Association as Local No. 237.
Under section 3 of the rules of the International Association, members of one local are not permitted to work within the territory under the jurisdiction of another local' without permission, under penalty of expulsion.
In February, 1912, the two locals of the same association at Gulfport, Miss., ordered a strike against…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Longshore Printing Co. v. HowellOregon Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- Taxicab Drivers' Local Union No. 889 v. PittmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1957