JENSEN v. FARRELL LINES, INC.

No. 79 Civ. 1372 (RWS).

477 F.Supp. 335 (1979)

William JENSEN, Edwin Kremer, John Gardella, William Kuyl, Dominick Bisbano, Lindsay Hoyt, Francis S. Haggerty, Richard Trippe, Anthony Lore, and Gary W. Lueck, Plaintiffs, v. FARRELL LINES, INC., International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, AFL-CIO, Brotherhood of Marine Officers, District 1, MEBA, AFL-CIO, and American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

July 13, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City, for Farrell Lines, by Alexander Gigante, New York City, of counsel.

Burton M. Epstein, Waldman & Waldman, New York City, for MMP, by Seymour M. Waldman, New York City.

Gordon & Schechtman, P. C., New York City, for Jensen, et al., by Murray A. Gordon, Helene M. Freeman, New York City, of counsel.


SWEET, District Judge.

This action has presented an intricate tapestry of issues concerning contractual rights, legislative construction, and constitutional interpretation, all in the framework of labor law, itself elaborate and highly specialized. The defendants urge that these issues are beyond the reach of this court, principally because plaintiffs, who are supervisors, are outside the protections of the relevant statutory law and of the constitution. According...

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