Legal Opinion
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., Plaintiff-Counter v. United Transportation Union (Ct&y), Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 10, 1999No. 98-10552PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. (“Santa Fe”) appeals the district court’s determination that it lacked any ground to overturn a public law board’s award under the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”). We find that the district court properly granted summary judgment to appellee United Transportation Union (CT & Y) (“UTU”) and affirm.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Union Pacific Railroad v. SheehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Delta Air Lines, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Claimant, Cross v. Air Line Pilots Association, International, Defendant-Counter-Claimant, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- B. J. Diamond v. Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks, an Agency of the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Association, InternationalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Cusack v. Trans-Global Solutions, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2002
- Stallings v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe RailwayDistrict Court, D. New Mexico · 2016