Ernest O. Jefferson v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company

GEWIN, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Ernest O. Jefferson, complains of the judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of Georgia denying relief to which he claims he is entitled against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad under the provisions of the Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1951, 50 U.S.C.A.Appendix, § 459. 1 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers (BLF&E) were permitted to intervene as defendants. The case was tried by the court without a jury.

So far as pertinent to our decision, the facts may be stated…