Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern Railroad Co., a Corporation v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, an Unincorporated Association
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1992No. 91-1440PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff-appellant, Burlington Northern Railroad Company (“BN”), contends that the district court erred by dismissing its demand for monetary relief. BN challenges the district court’s applicar tion of Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Brown, 1 a decision of this Court, to the facts of this case. BN also questions the continhed validity of that precedent. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The defendant-appellee, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (“BMWE” or “the union”), is the collective bargaining representative of certain employees of BN. BMWE and BN are…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad v. Brotherhood of Railroad TrainmenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Billy Kirk Pruitt v. Levi Strauss & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Brown v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by51 opinions
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