Legal Opinion
Foust v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1978No. 76-1951PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, defendant-appellant herein, seeks reversal of a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, which was based on a jury verdict holding the Brotherhood liable for breach of duty to fairly represent plaintiff-appellee- Leroy Foust in grievance proceedings addressed to the Union Pacific Rail*712road and ultimately to the Railway Adjustment Board. The judgment of the district court was in favor of Foust and included an award of $40,000 actual damages and $75,-000 punitive damages. The…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. LockridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Glover v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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