Legal Opinion
Belanger v. Local Division No. 1128, Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 1949PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The question involved in this case is whether the agreement entered into by the original bus drivers, the former streetcar operators, and the Duluth-Superior Bus Company on April 6, 1937, which agreed on a seniority list* known as the “compromise seniority list,” is a valid and enforceable contract.
Seniority rights are things of value to the employees which are capable of determination. The main consideration in determining these rights is length of service. It was stated in Dooley v. Lehigh Valley R. Co. (1941), 130 N. J. Eq. 75, 21 Atl. (2d) 334, 335, syllabus 4:
“ ‘Seniority’ rights result…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- National Licorice Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Yazoo M.V.R. Co. v. SideboardMississippi Supreme Court · 1931
- Piercy v. Louisville & Nashville Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1923
- Hartley v. Brotherhood of RailwayMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Belanger v. Local Division No. 1128, Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach EmployeesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1949
- O'DONNELL v. Pabst Brewing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1961