Legal Opinion
Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Wheeling Acquisition Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided May 15, 1990No. Civ. A. 90-597-APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
Introduction
This unusual labor dispute 1 comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ Application for a Temporary Restraining Order (“TRO”) and defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Count I of the Complaint. The novel and central question presented is whether a company is a “carrier” under the Railway Labor Act (“RLA” or “the Act”), 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., where it has contracted to purchase several hundred miles of rail lines and facilities, but does not currently own any rail lines or provide any rail services. A related question is whether persons hired by this…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Blackwelder Furniture Company of Statesville, Inc. v. Seilig Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Consolidated Rail Corporation v. Railway Labor Executives' Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fall River Dyeing & Finishing Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad v. Railway Labor Executives' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Moore v. KempthorneDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2006
- Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Chesapeake Western RailwayDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc. v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n InernationalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991
- Railway Labor Executives' Ass'n v. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
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