Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Benedict Coal Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 23, 1960No. 18PublishedCited by 301 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement of 1950, a collective bargaining agreement between coal operators and the .United Mine Workers of America, provides for a union welfare fund meeting the requirements of §302 (c)(5) of the Taft-Hartley Act.1 The *461fund is the “United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund of 1950.” Each signatory coal operator agreed to pay into the fund a royalty of 300, later increased to 400, for each ton of coal produced for úse or for sale.
Benedict Coal Corporation, the respondent in both No. 18 and No. 19, is a signatory coal operator. From *462March 5,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Thornton v. WynnSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Dunning v. . LeavittNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Withers v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Lewis v. Jackson & Squire, Inc.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1949
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3Cited by301 opinions
- Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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