Legal Opinion
Ruby v. American Airlines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 16, 1963No. 419, Docket 28417PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal again raises the problem as to the role of the courts with respect to labor disputes in an industry governed by the Railway Labor Act, 45 U.S.C. §§ 151-188. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), a nationwide union of airline pilots, endeavored in this action to protect its historic status as bargaining representative of American Airlines’ pilots, primarily by seeking injunctions that would prevent the defendants — -American and a negotiating committee of American pilots which later became the nucleus of a new union — from dealing with one another, and…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Virginian Railway Co. v. System Federation No. 40Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Leedom v. KyneSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Texas International Airlines, Inc., New York Air Lines, Inc., and Texas Air Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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