Legal Opinion

Carpenters Local Union No. 1846 of United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, AFL-CIO v. Pratt-Farnsworth, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided December 6, 1984No. Civ. A. 80-1570PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MENTZ, District Judge.

Pending before this Court are two motions, one of defendant, Pratt-Farnsworth, Inc., and one of defendant, Halmar, Inc., for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff’s claims have prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations and thus the suit must be dismissed. The above-captioned action is brought under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 by the carpenters unions against two employers for damages arising from an alleged breach of the collective bargaining agreement.

Generally, the timeliness of a § 301 suit is to be…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Johnson v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  4. Lott v. HaleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  5. Boudreaux v. Baton Rouge Marine Contracting Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Willie H. Kennedy v. Electricians Pension Plan, Ibew 995Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  2. Achord v. City of Baton RougeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  3. Trustees of Wyoming Laborers Health and Welfare Plan v. Morgen & Oswood Construction Company, Inc. of WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  4. Trustees of the Wyoming Laborers Health & Welfare Plan v. Morgen & Oswood Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
  5. Carpenters Local Union No. 1846 of United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, AFL-CIO v. Pratt-Farnsworth, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1984

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