Legal Opinion
Cohorst v. United States Steel Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 26, 1983No. 81-923PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a summary judgment which dismissed both the plaintiff's claim against his former employer for pension benefits and his claim against his union for breach of its duty of fair representation.
In 1937 Herman H. Cohorst became an employee of United States Steel Corporation (the Company) and a member of the United Steelworkers of America (the Union). The Company discharged Cohorst for absenteeism in 1957, but a successful arbitration award ordered Cohorst's reinstatement as a tandem mill roller and his recovery of backpay. As a result of sickness, Cohorst stopped working for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of TeamstersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. v. SmallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Miles v. BarrettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Boles v. BlackstockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Oxford Lumber Co. v. Lumbermens Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. BrackettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Ex Parte FlodinSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- Flodin v. Community Health Systems, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2001
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