Legal Opinion

Avis Rent a Car System, Inc. v. Garage Employees Union, Local 272

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 20, 1986No. 1255, Docket 86-7162PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FEINBERG, Chief Judge.

Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. (Avis) appeals from an order of Judge Shirley Wohl Kram of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 626 F.Supp. 1293, confirming a labor arbitration award in favor of the Garage Employees Union, Local 272 (the Union). Avis contends that the award is unenforceable because the arbitrator was not chosen in conformity with the collective bargaining agreement he purported to interpret. We agree that the arbitrator was without power to enter the award, and that the district court should have vacated it. We reverse and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Eleanor Snyder, of the Estate of Leroy Liljedahl v. Bruton SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. Abdallah W. Tamari v. William P. Conrad, Jr., and Bache Halsey Stuart, Inc. (Formerly Bache & Co. Incorporated), Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  4. Local 719, American Bakery and Confectionery Workers of America, Afl-Cio v. The National Biscuit Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
  5. Laborers' International Union of North America, Local Union No. 309, Afl-Cio v. W. W. Bennett Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by45 opinions

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  3. Encyclopaedia Universalis S.A. v. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., Docket No. 04-0288-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
  4. Bernstein Seawell & Kove v. W.E. Bosarge, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. Bulko v. Morgan Stanley DW Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006

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