CHAMBERS v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC.

No. 80-2344.

692 F.2d 109 (1982)

J.W. CHAMBERS, Appellant, v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Kiker, Aurora, Colo. (Morrisard & Rossi, P.C., Aurora, Colo., with him on the briefs), for appellant.

Todd S. Welch, Cheyenne, Wyo. (Godfrey & Sundahl, Cheyenne, Wyo., with him on the brief), for appellee.

Before SETH, McKAY and BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judges.


BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

This case presents a labor dispute arising out of an employee transfer after the merger of several railways. Jurisdiction is asserted under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1336, and 1337. The district court dismissed because of lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

J.W. Chambers, the original plaintiff, was employed by Burlington Northern, Inc., BN, a rail carrier, as an engineer-fireman. He died during the pendency of this...

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