Legal Opinion
Roy Walker v. Southern Railway Company, Roy Walker v. Southern Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1965No. 9967, 9968PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:
Roy Walker, a fireman on the Southern Railway Company, may recover damages of $4500 from the railroad, the District Court has held, for terminating his seniority, as a result of which he was not allowed to work. The assessment was based on the finding that the termination was a discharge in violation of the collective bargaining agreement between the railroad and his union. Both Walker and Southern appeal.
The facts are simple. Reporting for work on March 3, 1957 Walker found he had been displaced in his job by a fireman with superior seniority. Whereupon he told…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Chicago River & Indiana RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Gunther v. San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Walker v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Clemens v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
- Joseph J. Belanger v. The New York Central Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- Joe E. Parsons v. Norfolk and Western Railway Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Buchanan v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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