Legal Opinion
Allen L. Griffin v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Uaw
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1972No. 72-1126PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Senior Circuit Judge:
Allen Griffin, the appellee, brought a civil action for damages against the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. He claimed that the UAW had breached its duty of fair representation in handling the grievance based on his discharge by the Ford Motor Company. The case was tried before Judge McMillan and a jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of Griffin in the amount of $12,000. From this judgment, the UAW appeals.
In its brief the appellant raised several issues which were not pursued at oral argument.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Rosa M. Figueroa De Arroyo v. Sindicato De Trabajadores Packinghouse, Afl-Cio, and Puerto Rico Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Bazarte v. United Transportation UnionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by141 opinions
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- Wyatt v. Interstate & Ocean Transport Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Robesky v. Qantas Empire Airways Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Daniel K. Graf v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, Local No. 882Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Donn L. Beriault v. Local 40, Super Cargoes & Checkers of the International Longshoremen's& Warehousemen's UnionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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