Legal Opinion
Andrew L. Essary v. The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 22, 1980No. 79-1662PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff filed this lawsuit on December 15, 1977, seeking in Count I $1 million from the Railroad Yardmasters of America (Yardmasters) and the same amount in Count II from the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (C&NW). The complaint charged that C&NW wrongfully discharged plaintiff from his position as a yardmaster and that the Yardmasters thereafter failed to pursue his claim against C&NW as required by the collective bargaining agreement between the union and the railroad. On February 2, 1978, Judge Bua dismissed the action against C&NW for failure to…
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