Legal Opinion
Howard O. Tedford v. Peabody Coal Company, International Union, United Mine Workers of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1976No. 74-3736PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
The ultimate issue in this case pertains to the duty of fair representation which a union owes to its employee. In a trial without a jury the district court, by extensive findings of fact and conclusions of law, determined that appellee, Tedford, was entitled to his former position of shovel operator working for Peabody Coal Company (Peabody), together with his damages occasioned by the decrease in wages as a result of his being denied his former job, plus reasonable attorneys’ fees. From a judgment entered for Tedford, Peabody and International Union, United…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Humphrey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Wallace Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by42 opinions
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