GLOVER v. ST. LOUIS-S. F. R. CO.

No. 38.

393 U.S. 324 (1969)

GLOVER ET AL. v. ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 14, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Acker, Jr., argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.

Donald W. Fisher argued the cause for respondents. On the brief for respondent St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. was Paul R. Moody. With Mr. Fisher on the brief for respondent Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America were Richard R. Lyman and Jerome A. Cooper.


MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

The 13 petitioners here, eight Negroes and five white men, are all employees of the respondent railroad, whose duties are to repair and maintain passenger and freight cars in the railroad's yard at Birmingham, Alabama. They brought this action in the United States District Court against the railroad and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America, which is the duly selected...

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