Legal Opinion
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company v. Ryland H. Ford
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1979No. 77-2083PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
Ryland H. Ford sued his employer, the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, for $11,197.41 and certain other amounts he asserted were wrongfully withheld from him by the Railroad. The Railroad has appealed from a judgment in favor of Ford reported at 432 F.Supp. 1285 (W.D.Va.1977). Because we believe that Ford was required first to attempt to exhaust his arbitral remedy and that he has failed to do so, we reverse.
On May 1, 1971, Amtrak assumed responsibility for the C & O’s passenger service and as an incident to that takeover Ford’s job was abolished. Amtrak’s organic statute…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. National Assn. of Railroad PassengersSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by5 opinions
- John Schultz v. Owens-Illinois Incorporated and District No. 9, International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Sentner v. AmtrakDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
- Mabane v. Metal Masters Food Service Equipment Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1982
- Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- John Schultz v. Owens-Illinois Incorporated and District No. 9, International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982