Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Communications Workers of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1971No. Nos. 20326, 20329 and 20330PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
This case brings to us issues of both liability and damages under § 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947. 29 U.S.C.A. § 185(a).1 A jury returned a verdict of $20,000 in favor of Dale C. Richardson against both his former employer Western Electric Company, Inc., and the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, its District 7 and its Local 7495 (hereafter Union) for breach of the existing collective bargaining agreement by reason of discrimination and wrongful discharge from employment. The complaint basically alleged violation of the collective bargaining…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Jerome Seaton and Gladys Seaton, His Wife v. Sky Realty Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Ava WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., Appellee; Ava WILLIAMS, Appellee, v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Ronald Magnett v. Joseph Pelletier, William Rhodes, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Dale C. Richardson v. Communications Workers Of America, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- District 17, District 29, Local Union 7113, & Local Union 6023, United Mine Workers of America v. Allied Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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