BROWN v. GARMAN

No. 84-375.

364 N.W.2d 566 (1985)

John A. BROWN, Appellant, v. Leroy GARMAN, Defendant, and John R. Baker, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 20, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. Mann, Jr., Des Moines, for appellant.

Charles E. Gribble and Becky S. Knutson of Sayre & Gribble, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and McGIVERIN, SCHULTZ, CARTER and WOLLE, JJ.


WOLLE, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal presents the threshold jurisdictional question whether federal labor relations laws preempt damage claims asserted by a union member against union officials for (1) intentional infliction of emotional distress, and (2) intentional interference with contractual relations and employment opportunities. The district court dismissed both claims on the ground that the preemption doctrine deprives the state court of jurisdiction...

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