Legal Opinion
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 5, 1967No. 794PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The question here concerns the proper venue for a suit against a labor union, an unincorporated association, under 28 U. S. C. § 1391 (b), which at the time this action was brought read as follows: “A civil action wherein jurisdiction is not founded solely on diversity of citizenship may be brought only in the judicial district where all defendants reside, except as otherwise provided by law.”
In December 1959 and January 1960, the National Railroad Adjustment Board issued monetary awards in favor of certain members of respondent union on their claims for breach of collective bargaining…
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