Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers v. Folkes

This proceeding was instituted by D. L. Folkes, William F. Cannon and L. O. Holmes against the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, an unincorporated association, L. E. Timberlake, and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company, a corporation, to enjoin the enforcement of a collective bargaining agreement entered into March 5, 1957, between the defendant Railroad and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers providing for the compulsory retirement of locomotive engineers employed by that Railroad when they attain the age of 70 years.

A temporary injunction was granted, and on…