Legal Opinion
Greenwood v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided February 28, 1955No. 16650PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s complaint is in two causes of action. Each cause of action seeks damages, general and punitive, in the total sum of $125,000 for alleged wrongful discharge of the plaintiff by the defendant.
The first cause of action is based on Sections 5 and 10 of the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§55 and 60.
The second cause of action is a common count for wrongful discharge in violation of the plaintiff’s contract of employment.
The defendant has filed motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rules 12 (b) and 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A.,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Gifford v. Travelers Protective Ass'n of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1946
- Fletcher v. KriseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Reynolds v. Denver & Rio Grande Western R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Michel v. Louisville & N. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Gary C. Lancaster v. Norfolk and Western Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Union Pacific Railroad v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Daniel K. Graf v. Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, Local No. 882Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Earl Loucks v. Star City Glass CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Belford Barnett v. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashare LinesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
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