Legal Opinion
Stewart v. KHD Deutz of America Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 1996No. 94-8547PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
As a matter of first impression in this circuit, the court holds that a jury trial is available to plaintiffs in a breach of contract lawsuit brought under section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 185(a), and when a hybrid LMRA and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. § 1104(a), 1132(a)(1)(B), and § 1132(a)(3)), lawsuit is brought.
FACTS
In May 1985, appellee, KHD Deutz of America Corporation (KHD Deutz), purchased a combine manufacturing plant in Independence, Missouri, from Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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