Legal Opinion
John W. Brock v. Republic Airlines, Inc. And the Air Line Pilots Association, International
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1985No. 84-3604, 84-3762PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge.
Appellant filed suit under the Railway-Labor Act against his employer and his collective bargaining agent, alleging a breach of contract by the employer, a breach of its duty of fair representation by the union, and conspiracy between the defendants to deprive him of benefits due under the collective bargaining agreement. He now appeals the district court’s determination that his suit was untimely and the grant of summary judgment for both defendants. We hold that the district court correctly applied a six-month statute of limitations borrowed from section 10(b) of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- United Parcel Service, Inc. v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Union Pacific Railroad v. SheehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Welyczko v. U.S. Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Ardith McPherson v. Walter Rankin, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Constable, Precinct One of Harris County, Tx and Harris County TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Frank Landry v. Air Line Pilots Association International Afl-Cio, Taca Airlines, S.A. And Charles J. HuttingerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Robert W. Steffens and Gerardo Garcia v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station EmployeesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Jimmy R. Trial v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Peggy Wood v. Houston Belt & Terminal Railway and Transportation Communications International UnionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Lea v. Republic Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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