H.C. LAWTON, JR., INC. v. TRUCK DRIVERS, CHAUFFEURS

No. 84-1344.

755 F.2d 324 (1985)

H.C. LAWTON, JR., INC., v. TRUCK DRIVERS, CHAUFFEURS AND HELPERS LOCAL UNION NO. 384, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Markowitz (argued), William T. Josem, Markowitz & Richman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Arnold F. Laikin (argued), Norristown, Pa., for appellee.

Before ADAMS and WEIS, Circuit Judges, and HARRIS, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents two principal questions: (1) whether an order denying a stay so that a matter may be arbitrated constitutes an appealable order, and (2) whether a dispute over a "most favored nations" clause in a collective bargaining agreement should be decided by arbitration or by the district court.

H.C. Lawton, Jr., Inc., the employer, brought suit in the district court alleging that the union had...

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