Legal Opinion
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. Burley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 18, 1945No. 160PublishedCited by 994 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*712Mr. Justice Rutledge
delivered the opinion of the Court..
This cause, arising upon an amended complaint,1 brings for decision novel and important questions concerning the authority of a collective bargaining representative, affecting the operation of the Railway Labor Act of 1934. 48 Stat. 1185, 45 U. S. C. § 151 ff. The ultimate issues are whether such an agent has authority, by virtue of the Act or otherwise, either to compromise and settle accrued monetary claims of ten employees or to submit them for determination by the National Railroad Adjustment Board to the exclusion of their right,…
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