Legal Opinion
Foy v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1967No. 11051PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SPENCER BÉLL, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by plaintiff, •a resident of Virginia, under the Railway Tabor Act (45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.), .against his employer, the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, a Virginia corporation, and against his union, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and two of its local officials. Plaintiff alleged in his complaint that the defendants had discriminated against him because he is a Negro, thus preventing him from being promoted to more desirable and higher paying positions during the course of his employment. Summary judgment was granted for the…
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