Legal Opinion
John R. Loveless, Claude W. Bowman & John P. Hall v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Charles G. Dyer, S. T. Belastock and George Smith
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 1982No. 80-5920PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
The district court vacated the decision of an arbitration panel which denied supplementary retirement benefits to three employees of appellant, Eastern Airlines, Inc. (hereinafter “Eastern”). The court held that the panel had exceeded its jurisdiction by failing to apply unambiguous language in the collective bargaining agreement that clearly entitled the employees to benefits. We conclude that the district court erred in vacating the arbitral award, and we therefore reverse its judgment.
The dispute in this case centers around the interpretation of Eastern’s retirement…
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