Sandsberry, M.E., Jr. et al. vs. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. et al. Legal records,
1955-1956

Collection Number: 5378

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
Cornell University Library

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DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Sandsberry, M.E., Jr. et al. vs. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. et al. Legal records, 1955-1956.
Collection Number:
5378
Creator:
Sandsberry, M. E. Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad
Quantity:
1 linear ft.
Forms of Material:
Petitions, motions, memoranda, briefs, arguments, orders, opinions.
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.
Abstract:
Thirteen employees of the Santa Fe Railroad and the railroad obtained an injunction restraining the unions from striking to secure a union shop contract.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Thirteen employees of the Santa Fe Railroad and the railroad obtained an injunction restraining the unions from striking to secure a union shop contract.
The collection consists of company documents as the case moved through various courts.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Sandsberry, M. E.
Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad

Subjects:
Railroads -- Employees -- Labor unions -- United States.
Open and closed shop -- United States.
Strikes and lockouts -- Railroads -- United States.

Form and Genre Terms:
Records

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Cite As:
Sandsberry, M.E., Jr. et al. vs. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. et al. Legal records, 1955-1956. 5378. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University.
COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Materials are arranged in chronological order.
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
In the District Court of the U.S. for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo Division, Civil Action #1611
1. Petition for Removal of Action from the 108th District Court of Potter County, Texas, to the U.S. District Court.
2. Motion of the Plaintiffs to remand cause to the 108th District Court of Potter Co., Texas.
3. Opposition and reply of the Original Plaintiffs to the Motion filed herein by the defendants who attempt removal, asking for three judge court.
4. Brief and Memorandum of authorities supporting the plaintiffs' motion to remand cause to the State Court.
5. Plaintiffs reply to defendants' Brief.
6. Motion to remand.
7. Memorandum of Authorities in Support of Defendant's Opposition to Petitioners' Motion for Designation of a District Court of the Three Judges.
8. Motion to Dismiss.
9. Union Defendants' Memorandum on the Question of Whether a Three Judge Court is Required to Hear and Determine the Motions to Remand.
10. Brief and Argument in Support of Motion to Remand filed May 23, by the railroad defendants and cross plaintiffs.
11. Plaintiffs' Supplemental Brief in Support of their Motion to Remand.
12. Railroads Reply Brief to the Petitioner Unions' Brief.
13. Memorandum of Union Defendants Distinguishing Mottley Case.
14. Plaintiffs discussion of the Mottley Case.
15. Order Overruling Defendants' amended Motion to Dismiss.
16. Memorandum opinion.
17. In the District Court of Potter County, Texas 108th Judicial District. Argument on Motions for Judgment.
M.E. Sandsberry, Jr. et. al. vs. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, et al. in the District Court of Potter County, Texas, 108th Judicial District No. 28031.
Hearing on Temporary Injunction, Amarillo, Texas, May 14, 1953. Held for 10 days, last date August 18, 1953, each day separate volume, separately numbered.
Hearing on permanent injunction.
Daily Transcript of the Oral Proceedings, January 11, 1954 - January 28, 1954 12 volumes, 1955 pages.
In the District Court of the U.S. for the North Eastern District of Texas, Amarillo Division, No. 1611 (Civil).
Transcript of oral argument on Plaintiffs' Motion to Remand in the aforementioned styled and numbered cause before the Hon. Jos. B. Dooley, U.S. District Judge, on Saturday, June 27, 1953 at Amarillo, Texas.
In the Court of Civil Appeals for the 7th Judicial District of Texas at Amarillo - International Association of Machinists et al. vs. M. E. Sandsberry Jr., et al. and Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad. #6437.
1. Brief for Appellees.
2. Appendix to Brief for Appellees.
In the Supreme Court of Texas:
1. Application for Writ of Error.
2. Answer of Petitioners to Respondent's Brief in Opposition to Application for Writ of Error.
3. Opinions of the Justices of the Supreme Court of Texas.
4. Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Texas.