Legal Opinion
System Federation No. 91 v. Wright
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 16, 1961No. 48PublishedCited by 557 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
By a complaint filed on July 16, 1945, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 28 nonunion employees of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad began an action for declaratory relief, an injunction, and damages against the railroad and a number, of unions representing its employees. Particularly relevant to the complaint were those provisions of the fourth and fifth paragraphs of § 2 of the Railway Labor Act1 which make it
“unlawful for any carrier to interfere in any way with the organization of its employees, or to use the funds of the carrier in maintaining…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Pennsylvania v. Wheeling & Belmont Bridge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1856
- Railway Employes' Department v. HansonSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Graham v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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- Joseph Toussaint, Plaintiffs/appellees/cross-Appellants v. Daniel McCarthy Defendants/appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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