Legal Opinion
Oliphant v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided September 27, 1957No. Civ. 31464PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Chief Judge.
This is an action brought by several Negro firemen employed by various southern railroads seeking an order from this court compelling the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to admit them to membership. The Brotherhood has been certified as exclusive bargaining representative for these men, but the constitution of the Brotherhood forbids the admission of Negroes to membership. It is the plaintiffs’ position that the Brotherhood has never represented the Negro workers on equal terms with the white workers, that the United States Supreme Court in Steele v.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Missouri Ex Rel. Gaines v. CanadaSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lee OLIPHANT Et Al., Appellants, v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN AND ENGINEMEN Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. Tribunal Superior de Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1962
- Mitchell v. International Ass'n of MacHinistsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
- Washington v. Central of Georgia Railway CompanyDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1958
- Phalen v. International Alliance of Theatrical & Stage EmployeesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
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