Hughes

This is an action by plaintiffs and respondents as officers of Local Union No. 22 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America to recover certain money and bonds deposited with defendant American Trust Company prior to September 2, 1921. Appellant Spencer claims an interest in such property and from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs and respondents Spencer takes this appeal.

Prior to September 2, 1921, appellant was a member of Local Union No. 22 which, according to his own testimony, had at that time a membership of 1,097 in good standing. Local Union No. 22 was organized in San Francisco in 1882 as a subordinate union of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Prior to September 2, 1921, demand had been made upon Local Union No. 22 by the president of the United Brotherhood to sever its affiliation with an organization known as the Rank and File Federation of Workers, the principles of which were deemed by the officers of the United Brotherhood to be subversive of the principles of their organization. On September 2, 1921, the members of Local Union No. 22 assembled in regular meeting voted down a motion to comply with this request of the…