Legal Opinion
Howard v. Aluminum Workers International Union
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1978No. 77-1046PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
Howard’s complaint was dismissed as time-barred by the two-year statute of limitations governing personal injury suits contained in § 8 — 24 Virginia Code Ann. (1957 Repl.Vol.).1 He appeals and we affirm.
On May 12, 1976, Howard and thirty-three of his co-workers filed suit against the Aluminum Workers union and its Richmond local alleging the unions had broken .the duty of fair representation imposed upon them by the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 159, and had abridged their rights to free speech guaranteed by the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rosa M. Figueroa De Arroyo v. Sindicato De Trabajadores Packinghouse, Afl-Cio, and Puerto Rico Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Charles A. L. Almond v. John E. Kent, Sheriff of Augusta County, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Abrams v. Carrier Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- William E. Sewell v. The Grand Lodge of the International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Perez, John T. v. Dana Corporation, Parish Frame Division and United Steelworkers of America, Local Union No. 3733Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Ronald Sine and Larry Danner v. Local No. 992 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Eastern Conference of Teamsters and Mitchell Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Adkins v. General Motors Corp.District Court, S.D. Ohio · 1983
- Michael Zemonick v. Consolidation Coal Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Brown v. Loudoun Golf & Country Club, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1983
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