Haynes Ex Rel. Haynes v. Winston-Salem Southbound Railway Co.

The Rules of the Operating Department of the defendant railroad provide for discharge on the following grounds: “Disloyalty, dishonesty, desertion, intemperance, immorality, vicious or uncivil conduct, insubordination, incompetency, wilful neglect, inexcusable violation of rules resulting in endangering, damaging or destroying life or property, making false statements, or concealing facts concerning matters under investigation will subject the offender to summary dismissal.”

Likewise, the Agreement between the defendant and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees contains these…