RIGBY v. ROADWAY EXP., INC.

No. 81-4516 Summary Calendar.

680 F.2d 342 (1982)

Charles J. RIGBY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroll Edward Rhodes, James W. Kitchens, Hazelhurst, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

M. Curtiss McKee, Henry Dennis Granberry, III, Jackson, Miss., for Roadway Exp.

Danny Cupit, John L. Quinn, Jackson, Miss., Howard R. Paul, Memphis, Tenn., L. N. D. Wells, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for Intern. Broth. of Teamsters, etc.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

On April 21, 1978, Charles J. Rigby was hired as an extra-board truck driver by Roadway Express, Inc. One month later, he was discharged for reckless driving which resulted in a serious accident involving a fatality. Ten days after his discharge, on May 31, 1978, he filed a grievance through his local union, Teamsters, Etc., Local 667, protesting his discharge. Pursuant to the collective agreement between the parties, his grievance...

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