Blair v. Allied Maintenance Corp.

I concur with the result reached by the majority insofar as the majority opinion affirms the summary judgment. The majority mentions Brewer v. Argo-Collier Truck Lines Corp., 592 S.W.2d 322 (Tenn.1979), which states the general rule that “[a] suit will not lie in either state or federal court” where the collective bargaining contract provides for grievance procedures. [At 326.] The majority concludes, however, that "... [Mr. Blair’s tort action] can be considered without reference to the collective bargaining agreement, and there is nothing in the collective bargaining agreement to indicate…