Legal Opinion

E.J. Callan v. Great Northern Railway Company, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 31, 1961No. 17131_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMLIN, Circuit Judge.

E. J. Callan, appellant herein, was employed as a switch foreman by the Great Northern Railway Company, appellee herein. On May 19, 1956, a train of which he was in charge collided with a string of boxcars, causing extensive damage. An investigation into the cause of the collision was made by the railroad, and as a result thereof Callan and the locomotive engineer were discharged. The balance of the crew was suspended for a period of 30 days.

Callan appealed his dismissal to the National Railroad Adjustment Board, herein called the NRAB or the Board. A hearing was held;…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Thomas v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1950
  2. B. P. Boos v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Watec Co Ltd v. LiuCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  2. Lowery v. ClouseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
  3. Ezra A. Jones v. Central of Georgia Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  4. C. E. Russ v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
  5. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and A. W. Davis v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964

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