ATKINS v. LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE R. CO.

Nos. 86-5570 to 86-5575.

819 F.2d 644 (1987)

Allen B. ATKINS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley M. Chesley, argued, Kenneth G. Hawley, Waite, Schneider, Bayless, Chesley, Cincinnati, Ohio, Phillip B. Allen, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Gerald F. Dusing, argued, Adams, Brooking, Stepner, Woltermann and Dusing, Florence, Ky., for defendants-appellees.

Before MERRITT and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.


CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellants challenge the district court's judgment dismissing their complaints without prejudice for failure to exhaust the administrative remedy of arbitration. Appellants contend that arbitration under the pertinent agreement is merely permissive, rather than mandatory, and therefore they cannot be required to arbitrate their claims before bringing a federal action. In the alternative, appellants argue that even if arbitration is mandatory...

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