Charles Dowd Box Co., Inc. v. Courtney, 368 U.S. 502 (1962)

Charles Dowd Box Co., Inc. v. Courtney


No. 33


Argued November 7, 1961
Decided February 19, 1962
368 U.S. 502

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS

Syllabus

Section 301(a) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, which confers on federal district courts jurisdiction over suits for violation of contracts between employers and labor organizations representing employees in industries affecting interstate commerce, does not divest state courts of jurisdiction over such suits. Pp. 502-514.

341 Mass. 337,169 N.E.2d 885, affirmed.