ZIMMERMAN v. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

No. 82-1639.

712 F.2d 55 (1983)

Fred ZIMMERMAN, Trustee of Ludwig Honold Mfg. Co. v. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory M. Harvey (argued), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Gary M. Schildhorn (argued), Gary D. Bressler, Adelman, Lavine, Krasny, Gold & Levin, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before HUNTER and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and GERRY, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to reconcile two contradictory federal policies. The first is embodied in the United States Arbitration Act. Act of July 30, 1947, Pub.L. No. 80-282, c. 392, § 1, 61 Stat. 669 (codified at 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-208). This act requires a federal court to stay proceedings pending arbitration if issues pertinent to the dispute are also the subject of an arbitration...

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