WYNNE v. NEW ORLEANS CLERKS & CHECKERS UNION, LOCAL 1497

No. 88-CA-2561.

550 So.2d 1352 (1989)

Melvin J. WYNNE and Charles D. Jett v. NEW ORLEANS CLERKS AND CHECKERS UNION, LOCAL 1497, INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION, AFL-CIO, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce C. Waltzer, Michael G. Bagneris, Waltzer & Bagneris, New Orleans, for plaintiffs/appellees.

Leonard A. Washofsky, Melanie A. Leavitt, Washofsky, Angelico & Credo, Metairie, for defendants/appellants.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., and KLEES and LOBRANO, JJ.


LOBRANO, Judge.

New Orleans Clerk and Checkers Union, Local 1497 of the International Longshoremen's Association AFL-CIO (the union) appeals the district court judgment awarding $60,000.00 each to Melvin Wynne and Charles Jett, plaintiffs in this breach of contract case. This matter was tried before a jury which held that a contract existed and was breached by the union. The New Orleans Steamship Association (NOSSA), also a party defendant, was exonerated from all...

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