Centralab, Inc., Fort Dodge, Iowa v. Local No. 816, International Union of Electrical, Radio and MacHine Workers of America’s Empirical Analysis

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8 federal appellate · 4 district ·

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 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]here an arbitrator goes beyond his contractual authority to decide issues not properly before him, his award fails to draw its essence from the agreement and must be vacated, despite the usual great deference given to arbitrator's awards.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 362 F. Supp. 2d 1135 - In Re Arb. Betw. Ibew Broth. of Elec. Workers · Franklin Electric Co. v. International Union, United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America

2. “a court concludes that the arbitrator did not stay within the bounds of his authority, this principle of deference inevitably gives way ... to the greater principle that an award not drawing its essence from the agreement is not entitled to judicial enforcement.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 708 F. Supp. 273 - John Morrell & Co. v. Local Union 304A of the United Food & Commercial Workers · John Morrell Company v. Local Union 304a of United Food and Commercial Workers

3. “arbitration is a matter of contract and a party cannot be required to submit to arbitration any dispute which he has not agreed so to submit.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. John Morrell Company v. Local Union 304a of United Food and Commercial Workers