Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern Inc. v. American Railway Supervisors Ass'n
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 21, 1972No. 71 C 2002PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BAUER, District Judge.
This cause comes on cross-motions for summary judgment made pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The following facts are uncontroverted: Plaintiff Burlington Northern Inc. (“Burlington Northern”), a Delaware corporation, is a “carrier” as defined by section 1* First of the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), 45 U.S.C. § 151 First. Plaintiff was formed on March 2, 1970, by the merger of the properties and franchises of the Great Northern Railway Company (“Great Northern”); the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Ass'n v. United Airlines, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1976
- Burlington Northern, Inc. v. American Railway Supervisors Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Burlington Northern, Inc. v. American Railway Supervisors Ass'nDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
- Burlington Northern, Inc., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee v. The American Railway Supervisors Association, Defendant-Counterplaintiff-Appellant. Burlington Northern, Inc., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellant v. The American Railway Supervisors Association, Defendant-Counterplaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Air Line Pilots Ass'n International v. Braniff Airways, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1976
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