United States v. Fuller

BRYANT, District Judge.

The defendants are charged by indictment with having conspired to violate Section 276b, 40 U.S.C.A. They demur and move to quash on the grounds that the indictment, on its face, is insufficient in law and does not state a cause of action.

Defendant Bird was the master mechanic of the contractor for the construction of the Syracuse Air Base, a public work of the United States. He was fully authorized to hire and discharge workers. Defendants Fuller, Johns and Stephens were officers and business agents of Local Union 545, International Union of Operating Engineers.…