Legal Opinion
James Pinkley v. Seaboard System Railroad
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1987No. 86-5266PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant James Pinkley appeals the district court’s judgment granting Defendant-Appellee Seaboard System Railroad’s (Seaboard) motion for a directed verdict in this labor contract dispute. We affirm the district court’s judgment.
Pinkley was a long-time employee of Seaboard. He was hired in 1948 by a predecessor railroad that later merged with Seaboard and continued working for Seaboard until his retirement in 1983. In 1975, Pinkley received a promotion and became a noncontract employee entitled to a pension from Seaboard upon his retirement. On…
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