COKE v. UNITED TRANSP. U.


552 S.W.2d 402 (1977)

Howard J. COKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section.

April 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Gary Blackburn, Ortale, Kelley, Herbert & Crawford, Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Metzenbaum, Gaines & Stern Co., L.P.A. by Norton N. Newborn, Cleveland, Ohio, Barrett, Brandt & Barrett by George E. Barrett, Nashville, Robert Hart, United Transp. Union, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellee.


OPINION

TODD, Judge.

The plaintiff, Howard J. Coke, has appealed from a summary judgment of dismissal of his suit for damages for being deprived of the financial benefits of his union office.

On September 30, 1968, plaintiff was elected by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen a member of the Board of Appeals, Southern Territory, for a period of four years.

On January 1, 1969, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen merged with other unions to...

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