International Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's Union v. Hawaiian Pineapple Co.

The issues here arise out of an industrial conflict. The principal situs of the events under suit was at the Columbia River port of the City of The Dalles, Oregon.

■ Below, the plaintiff was- Hawaiian Pineapple Company, Ltd., (hereafter “Pineapple”), a corporation organized under the laws of the Territory of Hawaii. Principal defendants were the International Longshoremen’s & Ware-housemen’s Union (hereafter “International”), Local 8 of the International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union (the Portland, Oregon, local, hereafter “Local”), and various individual longshoremen, members of Local or officers or agents of International.

The events in suit happened mainly between September 24, 1949, and October 27, 1949.

Trial was by jury. A verdict was rendered in favor of Pineapple against International and Local for $201,274.27. The jury about-faced and rendered a verdict in favor of the individual defendants and against Pineapple.

Background information should be reported. In thef summer of 1949 International’s local unions in the Territory of Hawaii were engaged in strikes and picketing against others than Pineapple. Transportation to and from the islands had dwindled to a…