Legal Opinion
Washington Terminal Co. v. Boswell
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 18, 1941No. 7465PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.
The Declaratory Judgments Act, 48 Stat. 955, was enacted June 14, 1934.1 One week later the Railway Labor Act, Act of June 21, 1934, 48 Stat. 1185, 45 U.S.C.A. § 151 et seq., was passed. The latter established the National Railway Adjustment Board for settlement of disputes arising under collective agreements between the carriers and their employees. The Board’s awards are not enforceable by it. But awards in favor of employees may be enforced by suit in the district courts begun within two years from accrual of the causes of action under them. 45 U.S.C.A. § 153,…
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