BOARD OF JR. COLLEGE v. COOK COUNTY T. UNION

Gen. No. 52,465.

126 Ill. App.2d 418 (1970)

262 N.E.2d 125

Board of Junior College District No. 508, County of Cook and State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600, and Norman G. Swenson, President, David Simonson, Assistant to the President, Howard A. James, Vice President, Leon Novar, Member of Negotiating Committee, as Individuals, as Officers of Said Union and as Members and Representatives of the Class of Members of Said Union, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, Fourth Division.

June 26, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kleiman, Cornfield and Feldman, of Chicago, for appellants.

Sherman Carmell and Sheldon M. Charone, of Chicago (Carmell & Charone, of counsel), for amici curiae.

James P. Chapman, of Chicago, for James L. Coghlan, amicus curiae.


MR. JUSTICE LEIGHTON delivered the opinion of the court.

This appeal is from an order finding defendants Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600 (hereafter called Union) and its president, Norman G. Swenson, guilty of contempt of court and imposing sentences of $5,000 fine on Union, $1,000 fine and 30 days in jail on Swenson.

For reversal, defendants contend that (1), the order exceeded the trial court...

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