Legal Opinion
Burns v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1943No. 12442PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff in the district court from a judgment entered upon a directed verdict for the defendant.
Prior to July, 1938, the plaintiff Burns was employed by the defendant Railway Company as a steward in its Dining Car Department. For some time he had been assigned to duty on a train running between Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. His home terminal was Seattle. His salary was $205.20 a month. He was a member in good standing of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, an unincorporated association, national in scope, of railroad employees…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Johnson v. Dierks Lumber & Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Demars v. Musser-Sauntry Land, Logging & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Held v. KellerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Ness v. Minnesota & Colorado Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Jimmy Roberts v. Browning D/B/A Browning, Inc. Of UtahCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Maynard v. Durham & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Schmitt-Norton Ford, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1981
- Sorensen v. Coast-To-Coast Stores (Central Organization), Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- DiMartino v. City of HartfordDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1986
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