Court of Appeals for the First Circuit January 7, 1992, 91-1713 (Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers Union, Local No. 59 v. Superline Transportation Company, Inc.)

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

It is said that coming events often cast their shadows before,

cf, e.g.,

Cicero,

De Divinatione,

I, 118 (“It was ordained at the beginning of the world that certain signs should prefigure certain events.”), and so it is in this appeal. A battle which started to go sour for the appellant two years ago ends today in full retreat.

I.