Jones v. Local 926, International Union, Operating

Full title: JONES v. LOCAL 926, INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS et al

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: May 23, 1983

306 S.E.2d 99 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)

306 S.E.2d 99

Opinion

61734.

DECIDED MAY 23, 1983.

Action on contract. Fulton State Court. Before Judge Etheridge.

Eugene Novy, Robert F. Gore, Penelope W. Rumsey, Michael C. Murphy, for appellant.

James T. Langford, Charles W. Whitney, Harris Jacobs, Melvin Radowitz, Joseph Jacobs, for appellees.

SOGNIER, Judge.

The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari to review our decision in Jones v. Local 926 c. Operating Engineers, 159 Ga. App. 693 ( 285 S.E.2d 30) (1981). Upon consideration of the case, the Supreme Court held that the subject matter of the complaint filed by Jones against the Union was preempted by the National Labor Relations Act and reversed the judgment. Local 926, International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO v. Jones, ___ U.S. ___ ( 103 S.C. 1453, 75 L.Ed.2d 368) (1983).

Accordingly, this court hereby adopts the opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States and affirms the judgment of the trial court. Respondent Jones is hereby directed to pay costs as ordered by the Supreme Court of the United States.

Judgment affirmed with direction. Shulman, C. J., and Birdsong, J., concur.

DECIDED MAY 23, 1983.