Chavira v. Southern Pacific Co.

OLIVER J. CARTER, District Judge.

The plaintiff, a citizen of the State of California, has commenced an action against the defendant, a Delaware corporation, claiming damages which exceed the sum or value of $3,000. The jurisdiction of the Court is based upon 28 TJ.S.C. § 1332.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for wrongful discharge by defendant in violation of a collective bargaining agreement. According to the allegations of the amended complaint, the plaintiff was employed by the defendant in 1950 as a laborer. This employment continued until August 1, 1956, when he was injured while…