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McKEOWN v. WHEAT

No. 15812.

231 F.2d 540 (1956)

Alexander McKEOWN and Fred G. Held, on behalf of themselves and as representatives of a class identified as all members of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers, Appellants, v. Sam WHEAT et al., Individually and as representatives of a class of persons identified as the members of Branch 74, American Federation of Hosiery Workers et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 27, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin M. Pearce, Atlanta, Ga., for appellants.

R. Carter Pittman, Dalton, Ga., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and RIVES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

BROWN, Circuit Judge.

American Federation of Hosiery Workers brought this diversity action against all officers and former members of Branch 74 for declaratory judgment and ancillary relief declaring that all of the assets and records of the Branch, since dissolved because its membership had become less than seven, rightfully belongs, under the Constitution1 of Federation and Branch, to the Federation. After hearing, the court sustained...

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