Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 463 v. Texoma Natural Gas Co.

LEE, Circuit Judge.

Controversies having arisen with respect to the rights of the parties under a contract entered into by the appellee and Oil Workers International Union, Local No. 463, as bargaining agent for appellee’s employees, appellee brought this suit under the Declaratory Judgment Act 1 to determine:

1. Whether the seniority status of one R. J. Orr, an employee, was fixed by the seniority list prepared, agreed to, and posted in accordance with the contract;

2. Whether the appellee, in whom exclusive management was vested, subject to the provisions of the contract, had the right under…