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SALVANT v. LOUISVILLE & N. R. CO.

No. 1441.

83 F.Supp. 391 (1949)

SALVANT v. LOUISVILLE & N. R. CO. et al.

United States District Court W. D. Kentucky, Louisville Division.

February 1, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Houston, of Washington D. C., Charles W. Anderson, Jr., of Louisville, Ky., and Joseph C. Waddy, of Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

H. T. Lively, J. P. Hamilton and J. L. Lenihan, all of Louisville, Ky., for Louisville & N. R. Co.

T. M. Galphin, Jr., of Louisville, Ky., Ralph M. Hoyt, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Harold C. Heiss, of Cleveland, Ohio, for Brotherhood & Lodges.

SWINFORD, District Judge.

This is an action seeking an injunction to which the plaintiff asserts he is entitled on the following facts:

The plaintiff is a Negro citizen of the United States and resident of Mobile, Alabama. He is a locomotive fireman employed by the defendant Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company. He brings this action as a class action on behalf of all Negro employees similarly situated. He bases his claim to jurisdiction on the Fifth...

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