Legal Opinion
Illinois Cent. R. Co. v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 31, 1949No. 48 C 1218PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, District Judge.
On August 23, 1948, the Illinois Central Railroad Company filed its complaint for declaratory judgment, setting out that it is a civil proceeding arising under the constitution and laws of the United States, particularly Section 274d of the Judicial Code, Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 400 [now §§ 2201, 2202] and the Railway Labor Act, Title 45 U.S.C.A. Chapter 8.
The complaint alleges that the Railroad has in its employ at certain points on its lines where terminal or freight yards are located a class of workmen known as carmen whose duties are to inspect, maintain and keep in…
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- Tunstall v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad v. SlocumNew York Court of Appeals · 1949