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TINNON v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 16195.

282 F.2d 773 (1960)

W. H. TINNON, Appellant, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

October 11, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Tinnon, Mountain Home, Ark., filed brief and made argument for appellant.

Herschel H. Friday, Jr., Little Rock, Ark., filed brief and made argument for appellee.

Before SANBORN, MATTHES and BLACKMUN, Circuit Judges.

BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.

This plaintiff was a locomotive engineer. He brought this diversity action against his railroad for damages for his discharge from employment in November 1955. The railroad's defense is that plaintiff's dismissal from service was based upon just and sufficient cause. The case was submitted to a jury. It was unable to reach a verdict and was discharged. The railroad, which had moved for a directed verdict at the close of the evidence, then...

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