Laborers and Hod Carriers Union v. Lillian

An unfortunate airplane crash of November 21, 1968, provides the background for this case. The plane crashed while carrying the members of the Governors Employment Advisory Commission from Barrow, Alaska, to Inuvik, N.T., Canada, to inspect a model native town. Among those killed in the crash was Harold Groothuis who was chairman of the commission and business manager of Laborers & Hod Carriers Union, Local #341.