Legal Opinion
Donald R. Higdon, Sr. v. United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 16, 1983No. 82-8265PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
Donald R. Higdon, Sr., plaintiff-appellant, was discharged from his position as a local truck driver for defendant Bowman Transportation, Inc. (Bowman), in November of 1979 after 14 years of employment. The reason given for his discharge was that he failed to follow his superior’s instructions which required him to write and file a report concerning an argument he had with a Bowman customer. Higdon then sought the help of the defendant union, United Steelworkers of America, in securing rein statement through a grievance process provided in the collective bargaining agreement between the union…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- William G. Whitten v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc., and Local 377, Teamsters' UnionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Franklin W. Turner v. Air Transport Dispatchers' AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Howard O. Tedford v. Peabody Coal Company, International Union, United Mine Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Richard James Freeman v. O'Neal Steel, Inc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Evangelista v. Inlandboatmen's Union of PacificCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Donald E. Howard v. Lockheed-Georgia Company, Aeronautical MacHinists Local Lodge 709 of the InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Lettis v. United States Postal ServiceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1998
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