WHITCOMB ET AL.

v.

CLARK, DRAIN COMMISSIONER, ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• Slocum v. Delaware, 339 U.S. 239 (U.S. 1950)
  …6 U. S. 561, where we held that federal courts should not interpret such agreements prior to interpretation by the Adjustment Board. They asserted that this rule was also applicable in state courts. We granted certiorari to consider these questions. 338 U. S. 890. The first declared purpose of the Railway Labor Act is “To avoid any interruption to commerce or to the operation of any carrier engaged therein.” 48 Stat. 1186 (§2), 45 U. S. C. § 151a. This purpose extends both to disputes concerning the making…
• Hiatt v. Brown, 339 U.S. 103 (U.S. 1950)
  …Amendment and afforded an independent ground for sustaining the writ. We brought the case here, on petition of the warden having custody of respondent, in view of the [*106] importance of the decision below in the administration of military justice. 338 U. S. 890 (1949). Our jurisdiction to review the judgment of the Court of Appeals is under 28 U. S. C. § 1254 (l).1 Respondent was tried in Germany on January 9 and 14, 1947, before a general court-martial which had been appointed by order of the commandi…
• Reider v. Thompson, 339 U.S. 113 (U.S. 1950)
  …Fifth Circuit affirmed by a divided court. 176 F. 2d 13. Because the case presents an issue of importance in the application of a federal statute governing liability of common carriers for damage to goods transported by them, we granted certiorari. 338 U. S. 890. The Carmack Amendment in pertinent part provides: “Any common carrier, railroad, or transportation company subject to the provisions of this chapter receiving property for transportation from a point in one State or Territory or the District of C…