Legal Opinion
George Choate v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 1983No. 82-1080PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
George Choate appeals from an order of the District Court dismissing his complaint. Choate’s complaint had alleged that the defendant, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company (hereafter “L” & “N”), had intentionally and recklessly inflicted emotional distress upon him by terminating his employment and subsequently refusing to reinstate him in accordance with a determination of the Public Law Board. Upon the motion of L & N, the district court dismissed the complaint, concluding that plaintiff’s claim was preempted by the Railway Labor Act, 45…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Farmer v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 25Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Alcorn v. Anbro Engineering, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1970
- Public Finance Corp. v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Knierim v. IzzoIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- James W. Leu, Individually and as Representative of a Class v. Norfolk & Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Jesse J. Lightning v. Roadway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
- Truex v. Garrett Freightlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Joseph C. Stephens v. Norfolk and Western Railway Company, a Virginia Corporation, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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