Pack Concrete, Inc. v. Cunningham

866 F.2d 283 130 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2490 , 57 USLW 2483 , 110 Lab.Cas. P 10,917 PACK CONCRETE, INC., a corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant- Cross-Appellee, v. Walter T. CUNNINGHAM, and Christopher W. Olmsted, Defendants-Appellees-Cross- Appellants, and Teamsters Local No. 2, a labor organization, Defendant-Counter-Plaintiff- Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Nos. 87-4175, 87-4176. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1988. Decided Jan. 18, 1989. 1 Robert J. Phillips and Robert S. Marcott, Snavely & Phillips, P.C., Missoula, Mont., for Pack Concrete, Inc. 2 D. Patrick McKittrick, McKittrick Law Firm, P.C., Great Falls, Mont., for Cunningham, Olmsted and Teamsters Local No. 2. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana. 4 Before NELSON and BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and REA, * District Judge. REA, District Judge: 5 This appeal involves the validity of a labor arbitration award finding that Pack Concrete, Inc. (Pack) improperly discharged two employees. Pack petitioned the district court to vacate the award, contending that the issue submitted for arbitration was limited solely to questions of layoff and…