Legal Opinion
Falsetti v. Local Union No. 2026, United Mine Workers
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 12, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 63-977PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARSH, District Judge.
On November 4, 1964, at the non-jury trial of this cause, we held that plaintiff’s federally created1 causes of action against his former employer (defendant, Consolidation Coal Company) and former Union (defendant, Local Union No. 2026, United Mine Workers) for alleged violation of his seniority rights under the governing collective bargaining agreement and for alleged breach of the duty of fair representation owed him by the defendant Union were barred by the six-year Pennsylvania statute of limitations, 12 Purdon’s Pa.Stat.Ann. § 31.2 Accordingly, we granted the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Humphrey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- John Kosty v. John L. Lewis, Trustees, United Mine Workers of America Welfare Andretirement Fund of 1950Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Falsetti v. Local Union No. 2026, United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Helmig v. Rockwell Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- United Mine Workers of America v. Meadow Creek Coal Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Michael Meyers, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Association and Marion A. SteinbronnCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Ammlung v. City of ChesterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Perez, John T. v. Dana Corporation, Parish Frame Division and United Steelworkers of America, Local Union No. 3733Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Carruthers Ready-Mix, Inc. v. Cement Masons Local Union No. 520Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Jamison v. Olga Coal CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1971
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