Legal Opinion
Silverton v. Valley Transit Cement Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1957No. 15055PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Beaumont Silverton, a member, representative, and secretary of the named union,1 brought this action against a corporation with which the union had a collective bargaining agreement. Asserting that defendant had failed to pay the wages of thirteen union employees at the rates specified in the collective bargaining agreement, plaintiff sought an accounting and damages. Diversity of citizenship was not alleged, jurisdiction being asserted under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (29 U.S.C.A. § 185).
The only question presented on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United Steelworkers of America and Joseph Dulya v. Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Silverton v. Valley Transit Cement Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1955
3Cited by3 opinions
- Retail Clerks Union Local 1222, Afl-Cio v. Alfred M. Lewis, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Consolidated Laundries Corp. v. CraftDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Beaumont Silverton v. Valley Transit Cement CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957