Legal Opinion
Melvin Landry v. The Cooper/t. Smith Stevedoring Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1989No. 88-3388PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Melvin Landry appeals a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of his employer and his union. In the court below, Landry contended that his employer had violated the terms of the collective bargaining agreement by revoking his registration card, and that the union had breached its duty of fair representation in prosecuting his grievances. After a jury verdict in favor of Landry on both claims, the district court entered judgment for the defendants. We affirm the judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the ground that Landry failed to introduce…
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