FRIEDMAN v. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS

Civ. A. No. 4528-52.

147 F.Supp. 1 (1957)

Al FRIEDMAN, Plaintiff, v. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS, A. J. Hayes, Individually and as International President of the International Association of Machinists and Member of its Executive Council, Eric Peterson, Individually and as General Secretary-Treasurer of the International Association of Machinists and Member of its Executive Council, and Elmer E. Walker, Individually and as General Vice-President of the Executive Council of the International Association of Machinists and Member of its Executive Council, Defendants.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

January 7, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Harris & Hanke, St. Louis, Mo., Krieger & Jorgensen, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Mulholland, Robie & Hickey, Washington, D. C., for defendants.


MORRIS, District Judge.

Plaintiff brings this suit seeking injunctive relief from his expulsion as a member of the Tool and Diemakers Lodge No. 688 of defendant International Association of Machinists. On March 14, 1952, charges were filed against plaintiff by the business agent for his district of the Association, pursuant to Section 1, Article K, of the Constitution of the Association, charging plaintiff "with advocating, encouraging and supporting Communism, and...

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