United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs
United States Supreme Court
383 U.S. 715 (1966)
Relevant factsFree
After UMW members (defendant) violently blocked Gibbs (plaintiff) from performing his coal-hauling contract, believing the work was promised to their union, Gibbs sued in federal court alleging both a federal labor-law violation and Tennessee common-law claims arising from the same underlying conduct; a jury found for Gibbs on both claims, but the trial court set aside the federal-claim damages, and the court of appeals affirmed.
IssueFree
Whether a federal court may hear a case based on a state claim if the federal claim is found lacking but both claims arise from the same factual basis.
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