Legal Opinion

Andrew J. Smith, Etc. v. United Mine Workers of America, an Unincorporated Association, and Louis Kosec

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 1, 1974No. 73-1578PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

The district court entered a preliminary injunction forbidding an international union to merge several of its intermediate bodies. We reverse on the ground-that the court did not have jurisdiction.

Defendant-appellant United Mine Workers of America is an international union representing the employees of coal mines and allied industries. It has a three-level structure with the intermediate level composed of districts which in turn are made up of local unions. We are concerned with District 22 which includes Utah, Wyoming, and Arizona. The individual…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Local 174, Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers v. Lucas Flour Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Smith v. Evening News Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Trbovich v. United Mine WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Atkinson v. Sinclair Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States & Canada v. Local 334, United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States & CanadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Stelling v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 1547Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  3. Frank Ackley and Steven Cole v. Western Conference of TeamstersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  4. Local Union No. 657 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America of Sheboygan County v. William SidellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  5. Mack O'Neal Alexander and William L. Caldwell v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Afl-Cio, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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