Legal Opinion
Scruggs v. George A. Hormel & Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 5, 1971No. 17533PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Justice.
John Scruggs instituted suit in the district court against George A. Hormel & Company (hereinafter referred to as Hormel) in which he sought damages based upon two causes of action, one for slander and the other for wrongful discharge from employment. United Packinghouse-Food and Allied Workers, AFL-CIO and Local No. 316 of said National Union (herein after called Unions) were made party-defendants based upon allegations of breach of duty of fair representation in Scruggs’ grievance for wrongful discharge. The trial court granted motion for summary judgment for Unions…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McFarland v. ConnallyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Reese v. DavitteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Armstrong v. West Texas Rig CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Childs v. WeisCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1969
- San Antonio Fire Fighters' Local Union No. 84 v. BellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Currey v. Lone Star Steel Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Molder v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
- Maus v. National Living Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Figueroa v. West, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
- Watson v. Zep Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1979
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