Williams v. AMF, INC.’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 185 (§ 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act))
Relies on Vaca v. Sipes · Hickman v. Taylor · Bell v. Hood · Ford Motor Co v. Huffman International Union United Automobile Aircraft and Agricultural Implementworkers of America Ci · Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“it is settled in this Circuit that a section 301 suit may be properly maintained by persons other than the parties to the labor agreement, including individuals who are not employees of the employer-party, provided that the individuals who sue have a personal and beneficial interest in the enforcement of such agreement, and said interest is injured by a breach thereof. Hill v. Iron Workers Local Union 25, 520 F.2d 40 (6th Cir.1975); Hazen v. Western Union Telegraph Company, 518 F.2d 766 (6th Cir.1975). Williams v. AMF, Inc., 512 F.Supp. 1048, 1055 (S.D. Ohio 1981).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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