Legal Opinion
Washington v. Central of Georgia Railway Company
District Court, M.D. Georgia
Decided June 27, 1958No. Civ. 711PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTLE, District Judge.
The above action was instituted in this Court on December 12th, 1949, by a number of Negro firemen on the Central of Georgia Railway Company to strike down racial discrimination then practiced under the Southeastern Carriers’ Conference Agreement of February 18th, 1941 limiting Negro firemen, euphemistically referred to therein as non-promotable firemen, to 50% in each class of service. The action accomplished its purpose in that on March 25th, 1952, Judge A. B. Conger signed a consent decree permanently enjoining all defendants, including the Central and the…
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- Oliphant v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & EnginemenDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1957
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- Al Marshall v. Central of Georgia Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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