DONELON v. NEW ORLEANS TERMINAL COMPANY

No. 72-1546.

474 F.2d 1108 (1973)

Thomas A. DONELON, Charles J. Eagan, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NEW ORLEANS TERMINAL COMPANY and Federal Railroad Administration of the Department of Transportation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Greenberg, Roy Price, Parish Atty., Parish of Jefferson, Gretna, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Benjamin Slater, Walter J. Suthon, III, New Orleans, La., for New Orleans Terminal Co.

Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for Federal Railroad.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the granting of a federal injunction prohibiting plaintiffs-appellants, various officials of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana [hereinafter the Parish Officials], from proceeding with a state court suit in which they were attempting to obtain injunctive relief against the allegedly unsafe practices of defendant-appellee, the New Orleans Terminal Company [hereinafter the Railroad].1 The Railroad...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases