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Ackerman v. Thompson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided May 12, 1947No. 40052PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, P. J.

This is a suit for damages against the Trustee of the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company, a corporation, arising out of a statute requiring a corporation to give an employee a service letter when the employee is discharged or quits the service of the corporation.

Plaintiff entered the service of the Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield railroad as a locomotive fireman on July 14, 1913, and was promoted to engineer on September 26, 1920. In 1924 that railroad was absorbed by the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company. Plaintiff continued in the service of the Frisco as engineer and fireman…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Texas Mexican Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. McNulta v. LochridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  3. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Trigg v. St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1881
  5. Lyons v. St. Joseph Belt Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1937

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Pretsky v. Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
  2. Bela M. Haberern v. The Lehigh and New England Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  3. Ball v. American Greetings Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Roberts v. Emerson Electric Manufacturing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  5. Smith v. AldridgeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962

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