Legal Opinion
Thomas C. Hall v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1975No. 74--3883PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
On September 19, 1973, Eastern Air Lines discharged Thomas C. Hall for leaving work early without company approval. He filed a grievance and a hearing was held before the company’s Mechanical Department System Board of Adjustment, a body established pursuant to 45 U.S.C. § 184. The Board upheld the discharge decision, and Hall appealed to the district court, alleging he had been denied fundamental due process because the Board refused to consider his alibi defense.
The district court recognized that its scope of review is limited. See 45 U.S.C. § 153, First (q). In general the Board’s decision…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gunther v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Irving Rosen and Sidney A. Kanter v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Southern Pacific Company v. W. H. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
3Cited by24 opinions
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- Bowles Financial Group, Inc. v. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Deba Edelman v. Western Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Generica Limited v. Pharmaceutical Basics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Air Line Pilots Association, International, Etc. v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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