Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Cooks v. Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America, Local No. 991

Cooks v. Bhd. of Ry. Carmen of Am., Loc. No. 991, 338 F.2d 59 (5th Cir. 1964)

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Opinion
Court
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1964-10-19
Topic
general

PER CURIAM. The appellants (plaintiffs), a group of twenty-nine employees, sued The Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company (defendant) and Brotherhood of Railway Caimen 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.

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COOKS v. BROTHERHOOD OF RY. CARMEN, L. NO. 991,338 F.2d 59(5th Cir. 1964)
Leroy COOKS et al., Appellants, v. BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY CARMEN OF
AMERICA, LOCAL NO. 991 and Local No. 783, and the Texas and New Orleans
Railroad Company, Appellees.
No. 21293.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
October 19, 1964.
Rehearing Denied December 4, 1964.
Page 60
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.
PER CURIAM.
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.