Legal Opinion

James Williams v. The Kroger Company and Local Union No. 957, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 1, 1966No. 16774_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment and dismissing a suit brought by some twenty employees against Local Union 957 and the Kroger Company under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (a).

The Kroger Company had warehouses in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio. Affiliated local unions of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represented employees at each warehouse under separate contracts: Local 957 at the Dayton warehouse and Local 100 at the Cincinnati warehouse.

The controversy arose when Kroger closed the Dayton warehouse and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Humphrey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Ginsburg v. SternSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Dill v. Greyhound Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
  2. John Balowski v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, (Uaw), Afl-Cio, and Its Local Union No. 735, John Balowski v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
  3. Fleming v. Chrysler Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1975
  4. Mitchell v. Hercules IncorporatedDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1976
  5. Jasper Lewis v. Magna American CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972

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