Case Name: Charles Abar, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated Who May Join This Action, Appellant, v. Herman Cooper et al., Individually and as Trustees of National Maritime Union's Officers' Pension Fund, Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1958-05-27
Citations: 6 A.D.2d 682
Docket Number: 
Parties: Charles Abar, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated Who May Join This Action, Appellant, v. Herman Cooper et al., Individually and as Trustees of National Maritime Union’s Officers’ Pension Fund, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 682–683

Head Matter:
Charles Abar, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated Who May Join This Action, Appellant, v. Herman Cooper et al., Individually and as Trustees of National Maritime Union’s Officers’ Pension Fund, Respondents.

Opinion:
Order of Special Term dismissing the complaint is unanimously modified, in the exercise of discretion, to the extent of granting plaintiff leave to replead, and is otherwise affirmed with costs to plaintiff to abide the event. It is conceded that the plaintiff has capacity to sue. He should allege, however, either exhaustion of administrative remedies or the futility of such action. Moreover, it would appear that all parties upon whom a judgment would be binding should be joined, and this suggests the pro priety of adding as parties the Union and members of the class benefited by the pension fund, at least in some representative capacity. Settle order. Concur — Breitel, J. P., Rabin, McNally, Stevens and Bergan, JJ.