EASON v. FRONTIER AIR LINES, INC.

No. 79-1486.

636 F.2d 293 (1981)

Charles EASON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRONTIER AIR LINES, INC., a Nevada corporation licensed to do business in the State of Colorado and The Clerical Office, Fleet And Passenger Service Employees as represented by the Airline Employees Association, International, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald A. Brenner, Denver, Colo., for plaintiff-appellant.

Andrew J. Friedrich, Denver, Colo. (Weller, Friedrich, Hickisch & Hazlitt, Denver, Colo., with him on the brief), for defendant-appellee Frontier Air Lines, Inc.

John A. Criswell, Englewood, Colo. (Criswell & Patterson, Englewood, Colo. and Wyatt Johnson, Chicago, Ill., with him on the briefs) for defendant-appellee Airline Employees Association, International.

Before McWILLIAMS, BREITENSTEIN and LOGAN, Circuit Judges.


BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

In this action arising under the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., plaintiff-appellant seeks to recover "lost wages and benefits" resulting from a violation of a contract between a commercial air carrier and the union representing its employees. Jurisdiction is conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1337 and 45 U.S.C. § 152 which applies to air carriers by 45 U.S.C. §§ 181 and 182. On motion of defendants, the district...

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