Legal Opinion
Reilly v. Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 9, 1991No. 89-P-713 & 90-P-366PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtIreland, J.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff, William S. Reilly, from an award of damages by a Superior Court judge acting after this court held that damages may be apportioned between an employer and a union where the employer wrongfully discharged an employee and the union violated its duty to fairly represent him. See Reilly v. Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union, 22 Mass. App. Ct. 558 (1986) (hereinafter Reilly T). In his appeal, Reilly claims that the judge erred in (1) assessing damages against the union; (2) basing the apportionment in part upon a hypothetical date; (3) excluding testimony…
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