Legal Opinion

Hunter v. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 1, 1951No. 10254PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

In 1944, plaintiffs, a group of train porters and chaircar attendants employed by the Sante Fe Railway Company (hereinafter called “Santa Fe”), commenced this action upon behalf of all members of a class asking the court to enjoin the defendants from enforcement of Order and Award 6640 of the National Railway Adjustment Board (hereinafter called “Adjustment Board”). In the complaint herein plaintiffs allege that they are employees at will, but with seniority rights, that their employment is threatened by Award 6640 of the Adjustment Board’s First Division, dated April 20,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. United States v. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Benson Hotel Corporation v. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
  5. Public Service Commission v. Wisconsin Telephone Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. In the Matter of Oil Spill by the Amoco Cadiz Off the Coast of France on March 16, 1978Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  2. People v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Lektro-Vend Corp. v. Vendo Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  4. In the Matter of Forty-Eight Insulations, Incorporated, Debtor. Appeal of Maritime Asbestos 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  5. Atari, Inc. v. North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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