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OLIPHANT v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIRE. & ENG.

Civ. No. 31464.

156 F.Supp. 89 (1957)

Lee OLIPHANT et al., Plaintiffs, v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN AND ENGINEMEN et al., Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. Ohio, E. D.

Writ of Certiorari Denied December 9, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter C. Kelley, Jr., Cleveland, Ohio, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., Daniel H. Pollitt, Norma Zarky, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Harold C. Heiss, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendants.

Writ of Certiorari Denied December 9, 1957. See 78 S.Ct. 266.

JONES, Chief Judge.

This is an action brought by several Negro firemen employed by various southern railroads seeking an order from this court compelling the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to admit them to membership. The Brotherhood has been certified as exclusive bargaining representative for these men, but the constitution of the Brotherhood forbids the admission of Negroes to...

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