Legal Opinion
William David Curtis, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. United Transportation Union, Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1983No. 82-1450, 82-1458PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
William David Curtís filed a complaint in district court 1 alleging that the United Transportation Union (UTU) breached its duty of fair representation. The court found that although UTU acted in good faith and to the best of its ability, the union breached its duty because it acted in a perfunctory manner. The court reasoned that if UTU “were instead a law firm and those representing Mr. Curtis lawyers, ... those lawyers would be guilty of malpractice and incompetency in the handling of Mr. Curtis’ claim.” 2 UTU argues that the court erred in holding the union to a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Findley v. Jones Motor FreightCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- National Labor Relations Board v. American Postal Workers Union, St. Louis, Missouri Local Afl-Cio and United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Thomas D. Ramsey v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
- Smith v. Hussmann Refrigerator Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Richard James Freeman v. O'Neal Steel, Inc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Rick Webb v. Abf Freight System, Inc., a Corporation, and Teamsters Local Union No. 17Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Poole v. Budd Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Joseph D. Thomas v. United Parcel Service, Inc. And Local 710, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Harold v. Brown v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Henry C. Adams, Jr. v. The Budd CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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