Legal Opinion
R. Richardson, L. Danage, W. North and O. L. Walls v. Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1957No. 16142_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
A class action was brought by four Negro employees of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad against the Railroad, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and certain of its affiliated lodges and officers, claiming unlawful perpetuation by contract of an employment practice, discriminatory against plaintiffs and other Negro yardmen of said Railroad, solely because of their race and color.
In substance, the complaint alleges that plaintiffs are Negro yardmen employed by appellee Railroad, who are represented for collective bargaining purposes by the Brotherhood, though they are…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Fred Thompson v. Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, an Unincorporated Railroad Labor Organization, National in ScopeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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