Legal Opinion
Butler v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1951No. 14293_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff'from a judgment dismissing his complaint “for failure to state a cause of action.”
The complaint alleges that the action arises under the Railway Labor Act, Title 45, Chapter 8, 45 United States Code Annotated, § 151 et seq.; that since 1923 plaintiff was a dining car employee of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., of which company Guy Thompson is trustee; that he was suspended on August 23, 1947; and he demands reinstatement in his position, and an accounting for loss of earnings, or damages. The answer admits the alleged employment of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Broady v. Illinois Cent. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Brooks v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
3Cited by23 opinions
- Edwards v. St. Louis-San Francisco RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- John P. McElroy v. Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, a Corporation, and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Haley v. ChildersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1963
- J. W. Edwards v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1966
- Roberts v. ThompsonDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1952
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