Chauffeurs, Teamsters, & Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry
| Chauffeurs, Teamsters, and Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry | |
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| Argued December 6, 1989 Decided March 20, 1990 | |
| Full case name | Chauffeurs, Teamsters, and Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry, et al. |
| Citations | 494 U.S. 558 (more) 110 S. Ct. 1339; 108 L. Ed. 2d 519; 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1530; 58 U.S.L.W. 4345; 114 Lab. Cas. (CCH) ¶ 11,930; 133 L.R.R.M. 2793 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Terry v. Teamsters Local 391, 676 F. Supp. 659 (M.D.N.C. 1987); affirmed, 863 F.2d 334 (4th Cir. 1988); cert. granted, 491 U.S. 903 (1989). |
| Holding | |
| An action by an employee for a breach of a labor union's duty of fair representation entitles him to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Marshall (parts I, II, III-B, IV), joined by Rehnquist, Brennan, White, Blackmun, Stevens |
| Concurrence | Marshall (part III-A), joined by Rehnquist, White, Blackmun |
| Concurrence | Brennan |
| Concurrence | Stevens |
| Dissent | Kennedy, joined by O'Connor, Scalia |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. VII; 29 U.S.C. § 185 | |
Chauffeurs, Teamsters, and Helpers Local No. 391 v. Terry, 494 U.S. 558 (1990), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that an action by an employee for a breach of a labor union's duty of fair representation entitled him to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment.