Alvin J. Cook, Jr. v. Cecil I. Walker Machinery Co.

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• railroad's employees stated federal claims when they sought to enforce assurances made by the railroad to secure Interstate Commerce Commission approval of a consolidation under a provision of the Interstate Commerce Act
• railroad’s employees stated federal claims when they sought to enforce assurances made by the railroad to secure Interstate Commerce Commission approval of a consolidation under a provision of the Interstate Commerce Act
• \(T)he 1965 implementing agreement abrogated the standard of `compensation' covered by the preconsolidation agreement which had come under the protective order of the Commission.\ (footnotes omitted)
• defense of accord and satisfaction because of settlement agreement may not be raised in a motion to dismiss
• rail consolidations are generally accompanied by new agreements regarding labor protection

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