Legal Opinion
Colfax Envelope Corporation v. Local No. 458-3m, Chicago Graphic Communications International Union, Afl-Cio
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1994No. 93-3010PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
This appeal in a suit over a collective bargaining agreement presents a fundamental issue of contract law, that of drawing the line between an ambiguous contract, requiring interpretation, and a contract that, because it cannot be said to represent the agreement of the parties at all, cannot be interpreted, can only be rescinded and the parties left to go their own ways. Colfax, the plaintiff, is a manufacturer of envelopes. It does some printing of its envelopes, and the seventeen employees who do -the printing are represented by the defendant union. Colfax has two…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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