Legal Opinion
Union Pacific Railroad v. Sheehan
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 22, 1979No. 78-344PublishedCited by 460 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner, the Union Pacific Railroad Co., discharged respondent for violating one of its employee work rules. Respondent thereupon began an action in state court alleging wrongful discharge and denial of a fair hearing. While that claim was pending in state court, we decided Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 406 U. S. 320 (1972), overruling Moore v. Illinois Central R. Co., 312 U. S. 630 (1941). Andrews held that a railroad employee alleging a violation of a collective-bargaining agreement must submit such a dispute to the National Railroad Adjustment Board for resolution in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by460 opinions
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