Legal Opinion
Paul J. Sheridan v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local No. 626, an Unincorporated Association
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 2, 1962No. 13701_1PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
Does the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 19591 afford a remedy to a business agent of a union who has been removed from his elected office prior to the expiration of its term by the vote of the membership of the union ?
That issue, of first impression at the appellate level, is presented on this appeal from the judgment of the District Court2 granting money damages to the plaintiff, Paul J. Sheridan, against the defendant, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local No. 626 (“Union”) following his ouster as its business agent.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Flora v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Henry Hughes v. Local No. 11 of International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Jackson v. the Martin CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1960
- Strauss v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & HelpersDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
- Sheridan v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, Local 626District Court, D. Delaware · 1961
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3Cited by81 opinions
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- The Grand Lodge of the International Association of MacHinists Etc. v. John J. King, Earl N. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Rambert L. Simmons v. Avisco, Local 713, Textile Workers Union of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
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