Legal Opinion

Ford Motor Co. v. Huffman

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 6, 1953No. 193PublishedCited by 1,021 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burton

In these cases we sustain the validity of collective-bargaining agreements whereby an employer, in determining relative seniority of employment among its employees, gives them credit for pre-employment military service as well as the credit required by statute for post-employment military service.

These proceedings were begun in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky by respondent Huffman, acting individually and on behalf of a class of about 275 fellow employees of the Ford Motor Company, petitioner in Case No. 193 (here called Ford). His complaint is that his…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Trailmobile Co. v. WhirlsSupreme Court of the United States · 1947

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  4. Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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