Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Florida Boatsmen Ass'n v. Department of Revenue
54 L. Ed. 2d 98
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1977-10-03
- Topic
- general
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' " | “ ‘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
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- Cited by
- 64 opinions
Dist. Ct. App. Fla., 1st Dist. Certiorari denied.