WHITTEN v. ANCHOR MOTOR FREIGHT, INC.

No. 74-1815.

521 F.2d 1335 (1975)

William G. WHITTEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ANCHOR MOTOR FREIGHT, INC., and Local 377, Teamsters' Union, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

August 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Tobias, Goldman, Cole & Putnick, Cincinnati, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bernard S. Goldfarb, Alan M. Rauss, Cleveland, Ohio, Eugene Green, Youngstown, Ohio, for defendants-appellees.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and LIVELY and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.


ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

William Whitten, a truck driver with 13 years seniority, was discharged by defendant Anchor Motor Freight, Inc., because of an accident on July 21, 1966, when the automobile-carrying truck he was driving hit a bridge which was too low for the height of his load. In consequence, two of the General Motors automobiles which Whitten was hauling were damaged. After his discharge, Whitten brought suit in the district court pursuant to Section 301 of...

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