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HIGDON v. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA

No. 82-8265.

706 F.2d 1561 (1983)

Donald R. HIGDON, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO-CLC, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris, McCracken, Jackson & Daniel, William R. McCracken, Augusta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert H. Stropp, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., for United Steelworkers, AFL-CIO-CLC, and United Steelworkers of America, Local Union No. 13600.

James W. Wimberly, Jr., James P. Cobb, Atlanta, Ga., for Bowman Transp., Inc.

Before RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Donald R. Higdon, Sr., plaintiff-appellant, was discharged from his position as a local truck driver for defendant Bowman Transportation, Inc. (Bowman), in November of 1979 after 14 years of employment. The reason given for his discharge was that he failed to follow his superior's instructions which required him to write and file a report concerning an argument he had with a Bowman customer. Higdon then sought the help of the defendant union, United Steelworkers...

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