Legal Opinion

Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Vickers

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided September 20, 1917PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Error to a- judgment of the Corporation Court of the city of Bristol, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

Whittle, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action of trespass on the case brought by Vickers against the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (who will hereafter be called plaintiff and defendant) to. recover damages for the alleged wrongful and unjustifiable interference by the defendant with the contractual relation existing between plaintiff and the Virginia and Southwestern Railway Company, his employer, whereby the seniority rights acquired by plaintiff as an incident to his employment were seriously affected, the result of which *313was the taking from plaintiff of regular runs…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HouriganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1889
  2. Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. State v. SpragueSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1900
  4. Renfro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
  5. State v. MarksUtah Supreme Court · 1898

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Duggin v. AdamsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1987
  2. Bradley v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
  3. Clawson v. SchroederMontana Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Clinebell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986
  5. Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. HuntDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

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