Legal Opinion
Vineyard v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided December 16, 1988No. 2:88-cv-73655PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ZATKOFF, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action against his Union and Ford Motor Co., his former employer, alleging a breach of the collective bargaining agreement by Ford and a breach of the Union’s duty to fairly represent the plaintiff. Currently before the Court is the Union’s motion to strike plaintiff’s jury demand. The Union submits that plaintiff’s claims are equitable in nature and therefore, plaintiff has no right to a jury.
Courts are divided on the issue of whether there exists a right to a jury for breach of fair representation claims. Some courts…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ross v. BernhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Henry Wade Cox v. C. H. Masland & Sons, Inc., a Corporation, and Textile Workers Union of America, Local 1882Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- William Minnis v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, UawCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Emil B. Bair v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990