A trade union official, in order to enforce payment of a fine by a member, uttered threats to his employer and thereby procured his discharge. These proceedings were not authorised by the trade union, and in fact there was no trade dispute existing or contemplated by the men. In an action of damages by the discharged workman, held that the defender had committed an actionable wrong, and that his liability therefor was not affected by the Trade Disputes Act 1906, section 3, the act complained of not being done in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute.
Judges:
Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), Lords Macnaghten, James of Hereford, Atkinson, Collins, Gorell, and Shaw
Citations:
[1909] UKHL 578, 47 SLR 578
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 25 April 2022; Ref: scu.620586
