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Oakley v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. et al. ; and Haynes v. Southern Railway System et al., 1949 — 336 U.S. 943 · caselaw · US
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Oakley v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. et al. ; and Haynes v. Southern Railway System et al.
336 U.S. 943·Supreme Court of the United States·1949
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Opinion
No. 578. No. 579.
Oakley v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. et al. ; and Haynes v. Southern Railway System et al.
Solicitor General Perlman for petitioners. C. S. Landrum for respondent in No. 578; Carl M. Jacobs and W. S. MacGill for respondent in No. 579; and James Park, Frank L. Mulholland, Clarence M. Mulholland and Willard H. Mc-Ewen for System Federations Nos. 21 and 91, Railway Employes' Department, A. F. of L., respondents.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari granted.