INTERN. ORGAN. MASTER v. INTERN. ORG.


497 Pa. 102 (1981)

439 A.2d 621

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION MASTER, MATES AND PILOTS OF AMERICA, LOCAL NO. 2, an Unincorporated Organization by Edmund H. Stoughton and Samuel J. Schweigert, Thomas N. Reed, Dec'd, Arthur W. Smith, Weldon J. Lucas, Charles C. Devos, Willard S. King, Leon Cohen, J. Francis, Sibre, Peter Petruncio, Newton E. Zartman, H.C.D. Vickers v. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION MASTERS, MATES AND PILOTS OF AMERICA, INC., a Corporation, Morris Weinstein, Alleged Trustee, International Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots, Local No. 2, C.T. Atkins, President of International Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots of America, Inc., John J. Handley, Treasurer and Trustees of International Organization Masters, Mates and Pilots Pension and Welfare Plan, A Trust. Appeal of Edmund H. STOUGHTON, Samuel J. Schweigert, Arthur W. Smith, Weldon J. Lucas, Williard S. King, Peter Petruncio, Newton E. Zartman & H.C.D. Vickers at No. 266. Appeal of Leon COHEN, Charles C. Devos and Thomas N. Reed, Deceased, by Mildred E. Reed, Executrix at No. 267.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 17, 1981.

Reargument Denied January 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilfred F. Lorry and Stephen L. Hymowitz, Philadelphia, for Stoughton et al.

Kip D. Denega, Jr. and S. Jay Sklar, Philadelphia, for Cohen et al.

Melvin Alan Bank, James J. Leyden, Ann Schmerling-Salsburg, Burton M. Epstein, James D. Crawford, Marvin Schwartz, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.


OPINION

NIX, Justice.

Once again we are called upon to resolve a dispute concerning the rights and obligations of the parties to this long and involved litigation which has been the subject of numerous court proceedings during the last twenty-five years. The underlying facts were set forth in our opinion, reported at 456 Pa. 436, 318 A.2d 918 (1974):

In 1956 twelve members of Local 2 of the defendant union, International...

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