Legal Opinion
Butler v. Local Union 823, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1975No. Nos. 74-1342, 74-1567PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Billy G. Butler brought this action against his employer, Yellow Freight System, and against Teamsters Local 823, alleging that Yellow had breached certain terms of its collective bargaining agreement and that the Local had failed to fairly represent him in the processing of his resultant grievances. The jury returned verdicts against both defendants.1
Butler’s former employer, Watson-Wilson Transportation Systems, merged with Yellow in 1966, at a time when Butler was on layoff status. Butler was called to work for Yellow at its terminal in Baxter Springs, Kansas, in…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- American Pipe & Construction Co. v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Norman E. Edwards and Bobby Wayne Mize v. Sea-Land Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Smart v. Ellis Trucking CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & HelpersDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1984
- Balsavich v. Local Union 170 of the International Brotherhood of TeamstersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Fox v. Mitchell Transport, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1981
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