Legal Opinion
Fred Thompson v. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, an Unincorporated Railroad Labor Organization, National in Scope
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1966No. 10251_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge.
This action for damages against a union for breach of its duty of fair representation came before this court initially on review of a directed verdict in favor of the defendant union, granted at the close of the plaintiff’s case. In that posture, after reviewing the complaint and the plaintiff’s evidence, we concluded that the plaintiff had stated a cause of action. We held that the union could not be relieved of liability as a matter of law, and held that the evidence raised an issue that should have been resolved by the fact finder after hearing defense testimony.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Humphrey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Glidden Co. v. ZdanokSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Fred Thompson v. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, an Unincorporated Railroad Labor Organization, National in ScopeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Rosa M. Figueroa De Arroyo v. Sindicato De Trabajadores Packinghouse, Afl-Cio, and Puerto Rico Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Rozay's Transfer v. Local Freight Drivers, Local 208, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Franklin W. Turner v. Air Transport Dispatchers' AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Phillips v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1981
- Richardson v. Communications Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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