ATKINSON v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket Nos. L.A. 24629, 24630.

49 Cal.2d 338 (1957)

316 P.2d 960

WILLIAM (BILL) ATKINSON et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS et al., Real Parties in Interest. JOHN H. ANDERSON, JR., et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

November 5, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Preston, Harold A. Fendler and Daniel A. Weber for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Bodkin, Breslin & Luddy, Henry Kaiser, Emanuel L. Gordon, Michael G. Luddy, O'Melveny & Myers, Homer I. Mitchell, Charles G. Bakaly, Jr., Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, Guy Knupp, Loeb & Loeb, Alfred I. Rothman and Averill C. Pasarow for Real Parties in Interest.


TRAYNOR, J.

Separate class actions were brought by two groups of musicians attacking the validity of collective bargaining contracts between their employers and the American Federation of Musicians and certain trust agreements related thereto. One action is on behalf of the employees of various motion picture companies and the other is on behalf of the employees of various phonograph record companies. The gist of plaintiffs' complaints is that in violation of its...

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