Portland Terminal Co. v. Foss

HALE, District Judge.

The matter now before the court is a motion for a preliminary injunction, the purpose of which is to continue in force a restraining order heretofore granted. This involves the consideration of the rights and duties of the parties under the Transportation Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 456).

*205The suit upon which the motion is based arises under the laws of the United States. The complainant is a carrier in interstate commerce, engaged in the operation of a railroad. The defendants are its employés; they are members of an organization known as the Brotherhood of Railroad Station…