Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Florida Boatsmen Ass'n v. Department of Revenue
434 U.S. 836
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1977-10-03
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- holding that there is no legal wrong if a plaintiff is charged less than the maximum price
- affirming district court’s entry of judgment that rejected claim for punitive damages against union, highlighting general policy of federal labor laws to provide remedies rather than punishments
- discussing case law under various federal labor statutes denying punitive damage awards
- " 'it is the general policy of the federal labor laws ... to supply remedies rather than punishments' "
- “[Fjederal law does require a ratification vote if the union constitution or by-laws require it.”
- “the price actually charged (however arrived at) may be below the ceiling price, so a plaintiff would suffer no legal wrong entitling him to relief under § 210 of the Stabilization Act”
- large portions of project substantially completed
Citator
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Dist. Ct. App. Fla., 1st Dist. Certiorari denied.