Smithies v National Association of Operative Plasterers: CA 1909

It was no defence to a claim for inducing breach of contract brought by employers against a trade union for sanctioning a strike that the defendant trade union had acted in the honest belief that the employers against whom action was taken were not intending to comply with a collective agreement. Their good faith was no defence.

Judges:

Vaughan Williams LJ, Kennedy LJ

Citations:

[1909] 1 KB 310

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedMainstream Properties Ltd v Young and others CA 13-Jul-2005
The claimant appealed refusal of his claim for inducing a breach of contract against the sixth defendant. It said that an intention to disturb a contract could be inferred.
Held: A mere recklessness as to whether contractual rights were . .
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Contract, Torts – Other

Updated: 28 July 2022; Ref: scu.229817