Legal Opinion

Bernice J. Dolan, Former President of the Transport Workers Union, Local 553 v. Transport Workers Union of America

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 28, 1985No. 82-5153PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDBERG, Senior Circuit Judge:

Five members of the governing board of a union local, the local itself, and the union’s international organization appeal a general jury verdict against them in the amount of $93,000. The plaintiff, Bernice Dolan, a former president of the union local, based her claims below on various sections of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (“LMRDA”). Appellants claim that one of the grounds of recovery submitted to the jury was not consistent with either the letter or spirit of the LMRDA section relied upon by Dolan. Our review of the case…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Finnegan v. LeuSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Wirtz v. Glass Bottle BlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Brown v. HartlageSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers v. HardemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. United Steelworkers of America v. SadlowskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Edward Lynn v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Association and Local No. 75 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  2. Joseph Franza, Cross-Appellee v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 671 and Thomas Robidoux, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
  3. Cotter v. OwensCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  4. Allen v. Allied Plant Maintenance Company of TennesseeDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1986
  5. Cotter v. OwensCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985

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