Black v. Seaboard System Railroad

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

Jack Black (Black), as State Director of the Indiana Legislative Board, United Transportation Union, filed a complaint with the Public Service Commission of Indiana (PSC) asking PSC to investigate the condition of walkways along the roadbeds of Seaboard System Railroad and to recommend and enforce standards for such walkways. PSC dismissed the cause on the ground that it did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint.

We affirm.

In his complaint, Black alleged that serious differences of opinion existed between conductors and transportation…