Legal Opinion
Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. Cecil Backhoe Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1986No. 84-6183PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Operating Engineers Pension Trust and three other trust funds (the trusts) sued Cecil Backhoe Service, Inc., Fred Cecil individually, and Fred Cecil doing business as Cecil Construction Co. (the defendants), for deficient trust fund contributions. The defendants contend they are not bound by short form agreements incorporating underlying Master Labor Agreements (MLAs). The defendants also filed a third party claim against Local 12 of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Joseph Chaves, Local 12’s business representative, seeking indemnity should the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Herrero v. AtkinsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
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