Legal Opinion
W.G. Taylor v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1986No. 85-3519PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
The district court granted declaratory and injunctive relief sought by four individual plaintiffs and by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE) pursuant to the Railway Labor Act (RLA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq. 614 F.Supp. 1320 (E.D.La.1985). Defendants Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MOPAC) and the United Transportation Union (UTU) appeal, challenging the court’s jurisdiction and its contractual interpretation. Concluding that the court had jurisdiction over the subject matter, that the claims are justiciable, and that the district court was correct in its…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Felter v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- John P. McElroy v. Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, a Corporation, and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- General Committee of Adjustment v. Burlington Northern, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Landers v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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- Paul G. Landers v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Boston & Maine Corp.District Court, D. Maine · 1987
- Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2000
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