Lewis v. Cable
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
107 F. Supp. 196 (1952)
- Written by Rich Walter, JD
Facts
Cable (defendant) belonged to an association of coal mine operators. Cable initially paid his miners in accordance with a 1948 contract that the association signed on behalf of its members. A few months later, however, Cable stopped these payments. Cable wrote to the miners, explaining that he was temporarily cash-strapped but intended to resume payments once business improved. Cable never kept that promise. In 1950, the association signed a new contract with the miners. Lewis and other miners (plaintiffs) sued Cable in federal district court to collect back pay under the 1948 contract and to enforce the 1950 contract. Cable claimed that he never ratified either contract, that Cable initially complied with the 1948 contract only out of fear that otherwise the miners would strike and cause irreparable harm to Cable’s business, and that Cable never had full knowledge of material facts surrounding the 1948 contract. The miners moved for summary judgment.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Marsh, J.)
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