Legal Opinion
William A. Rilling v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1990No. 89-35190PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
William A. Rilling appeals the magistrate’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Burlington Northern Railroad Co. (Burlington or the company). Rilling alleges that Burlington breached labor protective conditions which the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) had imposed on Burlington pursuant to the merger which formed the company. The magistrate found that he had jurisdiction to determine the validity of a release which Rilling executed in favor of Burlington, and that the release was valid, entitling Burlington to summary judgment. We conclude that the ICC had…
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