Legal Opinion
Cook v. Thompson
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided April 12, 1957No. Civ. A. No. 2076PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICE, Chief Judge.
This is a Railway Labor dispute in which a construction of Section 153, First (i) of the Railway Labor Act, Title 45 U.S.C.A. is involved.
In January of 1953, the plaintiff Cook was discharged by the defendant carrier for having failed to protect his assignment for three months without a leave of absence. No action was taken by Cook until December of 1954, at which time Cook filed this suit in the state court and in due time it was removed to this court. Originally Cook prayed for reinstatement and payment for time lost, but the carrier promptly filed its plea to the primary…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Order of Railway Conductors of America v. PitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. v. KoppalSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by3 opinions
- J. W. Cook v. Missouri Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Cook v. Missouri Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1958
- Sjaastad v. Great Northern Railway Co.District Court, D. North Dakota · 1958