Legal Opinion

Patterson v. American Tobacco Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided October 23, 1978No. Nos. 78-1083, 78-1084PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

These appeals by American Tobacco Company (American) and Tobacco Workers’ International Union (Union) from the district court’s denial on the merits of their motion under F.R.Civ.P. 60(b) require us to decide whether our decision in Patterson v. American Tobacco Co., 535 F.2d 257 (4 Cir.), cert, denied, 429 U.S. 920, 97 S.Ct. 314, 50 L.Ed.2d 286 (1976), and the order of the district court implementing our views, must be modified to conform to the later decisions of the Supreme Court in International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States, 431 U.S. 324, 97 S.Ct. 1843,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Hazelwood School District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Schneiderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Herman GONZALEZ, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  2. Louise L. Jenkins v. The Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
  3. Vanguard Justice Society, Inc. v. HughesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1979
  4. Eddie E. Fowler v. The Birmingham News CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. Kim v. Coppin State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981

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