Legal Opinion
Gendron v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 1990No. 69582PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ryan
Plaintiffs, the Railway Labor Executives’ Association (RLEA) and certain employees of defendant, Chicago & North Western Transportation Company (C & NW), sued in the circuit court of Cook County seeking to enjoin an allegedly fraudulent conveyance of a portion of the rail line of C & NW to defendant Fox River Valley Railroad Corporation (FRVR) and for damages allegedly occasioned by that conveyance. The circuit court dismissed plaintiffs’ complaint on the ground that plaintiffs’ State-law claims are preempted by the Federal Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. §§151 through 188 (1982)) (RLA) and the…
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