LOVELESS v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC.

No. 80-5920.

681 F.2d 1272 (1982)

John R. LOVELESS, Claude W. Bowman & John P. Hall, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants, Charles G. Dyer, S. T. Belastock and George Smith, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Green, Legal Dept., Air Line Pilots Assoc., Int'l, Daniel S. Kozma, Washington, D. C., Manners, Amoon, Whatley & Tucker, George H. Tucker, Miami, Fla., for Charles G. Dyer et al.

Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick & Hoehl, James E. Tribble, Todd A. Cowart, Miami, Fla., for Eastern Air Lines.

Robert E. Kusch, Vero Beach, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before VANCE, HATCHETT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


VANCE, Circuit Judge:

The district court vacated the decision of an arbitration panel which denied supplementary retirement benefits to three employees of appellant, Eastern Airlines, Inc. (hereinafter "Eastern"). The court held that the panel had exceeded its jurisdiction by failing to apply unambiguous language in the collective bargaining agreement that clearly entitled the employees to benefits. We conclude that the district court erred in vacating the arbitral...

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