Legal Opinion
Edward R. Bettencourt v. Boston Edison Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 6, 1977No. 77-1053PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Edward R. Bettencourt filed this action in Massachusetts Superior Court on April 15, 1975 against his former employer, Boston Edison Company, for damages resulting from breach of his contract of employment as an assistant watch engineer. The action was removed to the district court which had original jurisdiction under 29 U.S.C. § 185. The Company’s answer raised the defense that Betten-court’s sole remedy for termination of his employment was to follow the grievance and arbitration procedures contained in the collective bargaining agreement between…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Central of Georgia Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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