Legal Opinion
Charles Dowd Box Co. v. Courtney
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 19, 1962No. 33PublishedCited by 739 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
Section 301 (a) of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 provides:
“(a) Suits for violation of contracts between an employer and a labor organization representing employees in an industry affecting commerce as defined in this chapter, or between any such labor organizations, may be brought in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties, without respect to the amount in contro versy or without regard to the citizenship of the parties.”
The sole question presented by this case is whether this federal statute operates to divest a state court of jurisdiction over…
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