SMITH v. EVENING NEWS ASSN.

No. 13.

371 U.S. 195 (1962)

SMITH v. EVENING NEWS ASSOCIATION.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 10, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Harris argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Philip T. Van Zile II argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs was Clifford W. Van Blarcom.

By invitation of the Court, 369 U.S. 827, Solicitor General Cox filed briefs for the United States, as amicus curiae, urging reversal. With him on the briefs were Stuart Rothman, Dominick L. Manoli and Norton J. Come.


MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner is a building maintenance employee of respondent Evening News Association, a newspaper publisher engaged in interstate commerce, and is a member of the Newspaper Guild of Detroit, a labor organization having a collective bargaining contract with respondent. Petitioner, individually and as assignee of 49 other similar employees who were also Guild members, sued respondent for breach of contract in the...

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