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· 6/3/1957

General Electric Co. v. Local 205, United Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers

Citations

  • 353 U.S. 547
  • 77 S. Ct. 921
  • 1 L. Ed. 2d 1028
  • 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1621
  • 40 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2119

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that, as a matter of contract interpretation, an arbitration clause applied retroactively to a dispute over services provided which did not arise out of the agreement, but not considering the separate FAA issue
  • relying on LMRA section 301 rather than construing predecessor of the FAA
  • relying on LMRA section 301 rather than construing predecessor of the FAA
  • Section \301(a) furnishes a body of federal substantive law for the enforcement of collective bargaining agreements\ that provides for suits \to enforce the obligation to arbitrate grievance disputes.\
  • affirming prior case on other grounds
  • affirming prior case on other grounds

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Judges: Douglas, Black

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