Alexander v. Standard Oil Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE KASSERMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Action was originally brought by 34 plaintiffs on March 1, 1976, alleging that defendants, Standard Oil Company and American Oil Company, had committed a breach of certain employment contracts. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss, alleging that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because of preemption by the National Labor Relations Act. The motion to dismiss was denied. On appeal, this court affirmed the denial, finding…