Majors v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis
235 F.2d 449 · 1956
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 45 U.S.C. § 153 (Railway Labor Act)
Relies on Switchmen's Union of North America v. National Mediation Board · Slocum v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad · Moore v. Illinois Central Railroad · Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Howard · General Committee of Adjustment of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for Missouri-Kansas-Texas Rr v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas R Co
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“* * * Where the employee has voluntarily applied to the Board for reinstatement an election of remedies has been made which bars the right to litigate before the courts a claim of damages for wrongful discharge. * * *. This case is one where the plaintiffs had the right to elect an administrative remedy for reinstatement or a judicial remedy for damages, but without any right to seek both remedies. * * *.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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