CURL v. GENERAL TELEPHONE CO. OF THE SOUTHWEST

No. 87-2377.

861 F.2d 171 (1988)

John Alton CURL, Appellant, v. GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST and Communication Workers of America, Local 6171, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam E. Gibson, Benton, Ark., for appellant.

J. Cody Wilbanks, Irving, Tex., for appellees.

Before ARNOLD, FAGG, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

John Alton Curl appeals from the district court's order dismissing his complaint against General Telephone Company of the Southwest (General Telephone). The district court concluded that Curl's state law claims were preempted by federal labor law and, further, were barred by the applicable federal statute of limitations. Curl v. General Tel. Co., 669 F.Supp. 930, 932 (E.D.Ark. 1987). We reverse and remand for...

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