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Cooks v. Brotherhood of Ry. Carmen, L. No. 991

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 4, 1964
338 F.2d 59 (5th Cir. 1964)

Opinion

No. 21293.

October 19, 1964. Rehearing Denied December 4, 1964.

Roberson L. King, Dent, King, Robinson Wickliff, Houston, Tex., for appellants.

Hugh M. Patterson, Houston, Tex., for appellee, Texas N.O.R. Co., Baker, Botts, Shepherd Coates, Houston, Tex., of counsel.

Donald W. Fisher, Toledo, Ohio, H.L. Deakins, Jr., Houston, Tex., for appellees Brotherhood Ry. Carmen of America and Local Lodges Nos. 991 and 783 of Brotherhood Ry. Carmen of America; Fulbright, Crooker, Freeman, Bates Jaworski, Houston, Tex., Mulholland, Hickey Lyman, Toledo, Ohio, of counsel.

Before WISDOM and GEWIN, Circuit Judges, and HANNAY, District Judge.


The appellants (plaintiffs), a group of twenty-nine employees, sued The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company (defendant) and Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America, Local No. 991 and Local No. 783 (defendants) claiming discrimination against them on account of race with respect to certain rights or opportunities of promotion in their employment. The evidence was fully developed and the trial court made findings of fact and reached conclusions of law contrary to the contentions of the plaintiffs.

It is our conclusion that the evidence supports the facts found, and the legal conclusions reached are correct. The record fails to disclose error.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Cooks v. Brotherhood of Ry. Carmen, L. No. 991

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Dec 4, 1964
338 F.2d 59 (5th Cir. 1964)
Case details for

Cooks v. Brotherhood of Ry. Carmen, L. No. 991

Case Details

Full title:Leroy COOKS et al., Appellants, v. BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY CARMEN OF…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Date published: Dec 4, 1964

Citations

338 F.2d 59 (5th Cir. 1964)

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