Legal Opinion
Woodward Iron Compant v. Anderson L. Ware and Lawrence Goodson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1958No. 17334_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the right of individual employees to maintain an action for damages against their employer for breach of a collective bargaining agreement.
Woodward Iron Company, appellant, has a collective bargaining agreement with District Fifty, United Mine Workers of America, Local Union Number 2019, covering production and maintenance workers at its coke plant in Woodward, Alabama. Woodward discharged Anderson Ware and Lawrence Goodson, appellees, July 3, 1957, on the ground that the two men fomented a wildcat sit-down strike. They were replaced in their jobs as…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- J. I. Case Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Association of Westinghouse Salaried Employees v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by19 opinions
- Union News Company, a New York Corporation v. Gladys HildrethCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1961
- James Belk v. Allied Aviation Service Company of New Jersey, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Karcz v. Luther Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Gutierrez v. United Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Fiore v. Associated Transport, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.