Legal Opinion
Helen Varnes v. Local 91, Glass Bottle Blowers Association of the United States and Canada
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 6, 1982No. 80-5908PublishedCited by 247 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Local 91, Glass Bottle Blowers Association, seeks relief from a default judgment entered upon an amended complaint. We hold that there was improper service of process of the amended complaint and reverse.
FACTS
Appellee Varnes filed suit in June 1978 against her employer, Anchor Hocking, and her union, Local 91, after Anchor Hocking discharged her for excessive absenteeism. The complaint alleged that Anchor Hocking breached a collective bargaining agreement by discharging Varnes and that Local 91 breached the same agreement by refusing to arbitrate her discharge. Copies of…
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