Huffman v. Ford Motor Co.

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

The principal question presented by this appeal is the validity of a seniority provision in a collective bargaining agreement between appellee Ford Motor Company, the employer, and appellee International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, CIO. Petition for declaratory judgment and answers by both appellees were filed. All parties moved for summary judgment. The court sustained the motions of the appellees and dismissed the action.

The case arises out of the following facts, which are uncontradicted:

Huffman, the appellant, was…