McDONALD v. CHICAGO, M., ST. P. & P. R. CO.


25 Wis.2d 205 (1964)

McDONALD, Appellant, v. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

October 27, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by A. M. Frederickson of Milwaukee.

For the respondent Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company there was a brief by Bender, Trump, Davidson & Godfrey and Rodger S. Trump, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Rodger S. Trump.

For the respondent Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees there was a brief by Shea & Hoyt of Milwaukee, and Mulholland, Hickey & Lyman of Toledo, Ohio, attorneys, and Ralph M. Hoyt of Milwaukee, and Richard R. Lyman and Donald W. Fisher, both of Toledo, of counsel, and oral argument by Mr. Ralph M. Hoyt and Mr. Fisher.


FAIRCHILD, J.

1. Jurisdiction. The circuit court was of the opinion that because this action would involve interpretation of a collective-bargaining agreement between a railroad and a union the Congress. by the Railway Labor Act, had vested exclusive jurisdiction in the national railroad adjustment board.

The Railway Labor Act1 classified railroad labor disputes into two large...

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