HILL v. GEORGIA POWER CO.

No. 85-8597.

786 F.2d 1071 (1986)

Ralph HILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY; United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local No. 144 AFL-CIO; and Superior Electric Company, Defendant-Appellees. Walter WADLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY; Construction Production & Maintenance Workers, Local No. 1210, AFL-CIO; and Superior Electric Company, Defendant-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton Lee, Elizabeth R. Francisco, Fulton Federal Bldg., Macon, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jesse P. Schaudies, Jr., Michael C. Murphy, Atlanta, Ga., Joe R. Whatley, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., for Local 144 and 1210.

Before JOHNSON and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges, and ALAIMO, Chief Judge.


ALAIMO, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs Hill and Wadley brought suit under § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (1982), alleging that Superior Electric Company ("Superior") wrongfully discharged them in violation of the collective-bargaining agreement and that their respective unions breached their duty of fair representation. Georgia Power Company was joined on a pendent state claim of false imprisonment. Concluding that the § 301 action...

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