MORRISSETTE v. CHICAGO, B. & Q. R. CO.

No. 60 C 1171.

193 F.Supp. 600 (1961)

Eugene J. MORRISSETTE, Felix Lee and Nathaniel Brown, Plaintiffs, v. CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court N. D. Illinois, E. D.

May 3, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur S. Gomberg, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Burton E. Ericson, of Bishop, Burdett, Falasz & Doherty, and T. G. Schuster, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.


ROBSON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs are former employees of defendant and have filed a two-count complaint for wrongful discharge. Count one is for damages, and count two is for reinstatement. Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction in this Court and failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.

Plaintiffs do not allege that jurisdiction is based on diversity, but state...

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