Legal Opinion
Williams v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1975No. 74-1549PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
In Rock v. Norfolk & Western Ry., 473 F.2d 1344 (4th Cir. 1973), we ordered the dovetailing of the separate seniority rosters of the railroad’s black barney yard and, white CT yard in Norfolk, Virginia. David Williams and Junius B. Russell, two black barney yard brakemen, claim that their seniority on the new roster should date from the time they began working at the Virginian Railroad Company, which later merged with the Norfolk & Western. Because they were not granted the same seniority as white Virginian brakemen, they charge a violation of their rights under the…
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