WAVERLY MINERAL PRODUCTS CO. v. UNITED STEELWORKERS

No. 78-3223.

633 F.2d 682 (1980)

WAVERLY MINERAL PRODUCTS CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, LOCAL NO. 8290, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cooper, Mitch & Crawford, Robert H. Stropp, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., Karsman & Brooks, Stanley Karsman, Savannah, Ga., Bernard Kleiman, Chicago, Ill., Carl B. Frankel, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant-appellant.

Altman & McGraw, Harry J. Altman, II, Thomasville, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before VANCE, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr. and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.


THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court vacating the award of an arbitrator under a collective bargaining agreement. The issue is whether the arbitrator exceeded the scope of his authority under the arbitration provisions of the agreement in making his award. Because the district court erred in vacating the arbitrator's award, we reverse.

The facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff Waverly Mineral Products Co. (employer...

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