Legal Opinion

Brotherhood of Teamsters and Auto Truck Drivers Local 70 v. Interstate Distributor Company

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 13, 1987No. 86-1919PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents a not so novel question: When one of the parties to a collective bargaining agreement seeks to compel arbitration of a grievance pursuant to an arbitration clause contained in the agreement, and the other party claims that the agreement expired or was terminated before the conduct giving rise to the grievance occurred, who decides whether the agreement actually expired or was terminated — the court or an arbitrator?

I. Facts

The Brotherhood of Teamsters and Auto Truck Drivers Local No. 70 and the Interstate Distributor Company entered into a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Jim McNeff, Inc. v. ToddSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. George Day Construction Co., Inc. v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 354Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by52 opinions

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