Legal Opinion
Allen B. Atkins v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 27, 1987No. 86-5570 to 86-5575PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellants challenge the district court’s judgment dismissing their complaints without prejudice for failure to exhaust the administrative remedy of arbitration. Appellants contend that arbitration under the pertinent agreement is merely permissive, rather than mandatory, and therefore they cannot be required to arbitrate their claims before bringing a federal action. In the alternative, appellants argue that even if arbitration is mandatory, they should be relieved of any exhaustion requirement because of futility. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the…
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