CRISLER v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. CO.

No. 13667.

196 F.2d 941 (1952)

CRISLER v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. CO.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 16, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross R. Barnett, P. Z. Jones, Jackson, Miss., W. W. Ramsey, Vicksburg, Miss., for appellant.

James L. Byrd, Jackson, Miss., for appellee.

Before HOLMES, BORAH and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.


RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

The question presented for determination is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant in appellant's suit which asserted seniority rights as a conductor, and claimed damages for his wrongful discharge from the service of the defendant railroad. The defendant's answer admitted the terms of the employment contract1 and the dismissal, but asserted that the discharge was for...

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