Legal Opinion
Lee v. Virginian Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 14, 1955No. Record 4367PublishedCited by 8 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, C. J.
Tom Henry Lee filed his motion for judgment against the Virginian Railway Company, alleging that there was due him from defendant the sum of $15,000.00 for its wrongful discharge of him as a locomotive fireman. Defendant filed its grounds of defense and a separate plea, in which it was alleged that under the contract of employment and the Railway Labor Act, 45 U. S. C. 153 (i), the trial court had no jurisdiction of the case and that plaintiff’s sole remedy was to file his petition with the National Railway Adjust ment Board. From a judgment sustaining the defendant’s contention, plaintiff…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Order of Railway Conductors v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Isgett v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1953
- Thompson v. St. Louis-San Francisco Ry. Co.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1953
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. Tribunal Superior de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1962
- Koelker v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1956
- Cales v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969
- Haynes Ex Rel. Haynes v. Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1960
- Johnston v. Interstate RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969
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