Legal Opinion
Burley v. Elgin, J. & E. Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 10, 1943No. 8249PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINTON, Circuit Judge.
Prior to July 24, 1934, the plaintiffs-appellants were employed as switching crews in the yards of the Standard' Oil Company at Whiting, Indiana. The defendantappellee took over the operations in the yards and employed the plaintiffs as switching crews.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiffs were members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and that the defendant and the plaintiffs agreed that as to rates of pay, hours, and working conditions, the parties should be governed by a schedule or agreement then in force between the defendant and its employees, which had…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lemos v. MaddenWyoming Supreme Court · 1921
- Campana Corporation v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Western Petroleum Co. v. Tidal Gasoline Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1922
3Cited by15 opinions
- Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. v. BurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Sherwood v. NissenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Brownson v. NewCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1953
- Gibler v. Houston Post CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Meadows v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
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