Legal Opinion
Otto v. Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 30, 1970No. Civ. A. No. 69-H-1193PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Order:
SINGLETON, District Judge.
Plaintiff, George A. Otto, had been employed by defendant, Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company, as a railroad switchman for about five years when, on July 27, 1966, a criminal complaint was filed in Justice Court for Harris County, Texas. Essentially, the complaint accused plaintiff of the theft of two pieces of pipe. The complaint was later dismissed on August 30, 1966.
On October 20, 1966, defendant conducted an investigative hearing inquiring into the incident. This hearing was scheduled pursuant to a “Memorandum Agreement” between…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gunther v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brooks v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Gordon v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
- J. W. Edwards v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- D'Ella v. New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1964
3Cited by5 opinions
- James R. Dorsey v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Brock v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1985
- George A. Otto v. Houston Belt & Terminal Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- George A. Otto v. Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company, No. 71-1436 Summary Calendar. Rule 18, 5 Cir. See Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New York, 5 Cir. 1970, 431 F.2d 409, PartiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Otto v. Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971