Legal Opinion
L. R. Hiatt v. New York Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 1969No. 17082_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, a group of railroad switch-tenders, brought this diversity action 1 against the New York Central Railroad Company (NYC) to recover for loss of employment which resulted when the defendant company moved its switching operations from one situs to another. A judgment was entered on a special jury verdict for defendant. Plaintiffs appeal contending the trial court erred in refusing to give two of their requested instructions.
The relevant facts underlying this contested issue are not substantially in dispute and are best summarized in a chronological…
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