Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. Koppal

This case presents two questions: (1) whether a discharged employee of a carrier that is subject to the Railway Labor Act is precluded by that Act from resorting to a state-recognized cause of action for wrongful discharge and, if not, (2) whether, in such action, he must show that he has exhausted his administrative remedies, under his contract of employment. For the reasons hereafter stated, our answer to the first question is no and to the second, yes,, provided the applicable state law so requires. After stating the case, we shall discuss the second question first.

Respondent Koppal is a…