Legal Opinion
Alderman v. Elgin, J. & E. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 10, 1942No. 7717PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINTON, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for breach of a contract of employment brought by several employees as plaintiffs against the defendant, the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company. Each plaintiff’s right is of equal dignity with that of every other. The District Court entered a summary judgment in favor of the defendant. The defendant is an Illinois corporation.
The complaint álleges:
“That more than one-half of the plaintiffs herein are citizens of the State of Indiana and the defendant herein is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois.”
Since nothing in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union v. Donnelly Garment Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- James Conolly and Others v. Richard Taylor and OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1829
- Dollar S. S. Lines, Inc. v. MerzCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Edwin Kerr v. Compagnie De Ultramar and Transmar Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Finn v. American Fire & Casualty Co. American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- Schuckman v. RubensteinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1947
- Albert Schultz v. Frank R. Cally and Amos Purcell, and Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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