REYNOLDS METALS CO. v. COUCH

No. E 84-24.

675 S.W.2d 838 (1984)

12 Ark.App. 267

REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, Appellant, v. Milton COUCH, David Bates, James Dickey, Sr. and Dewey Stiles, Director of Labor, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division II.

Rehearing Denied October 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellant.

E. Dewey Stiles, Director of Labor by Alinda Andrews and Youngdahl & Larrison, P.A. by Jay Thomas Youngdahl, Little Rock, for appellees.


MAYFIELD, Judge.

Prior to January 11, 1982, appellees, Couch, Bates, and Dickey, who were employed by appellant Reynolds Metals Company, had been informed that they were among a group of employees who would be affected by a reduction in force. Pursuant to a union contract with Reynolds these appellees had the option of "bumping" less senior employees but chose not to exercise that option and, therefore, ceased work on the above date.

On June 29, 1982, the...

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