Keith C. Morton v. Northern Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation, Robert E. Kuntz v. Northern Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation, Gene A. Picofic v. Northern Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation, John S. Mahan v. Northern Pacific Railway Company, a Corporation

260 F.2d 900 Keith C. MORTON, Appellant, v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee. Robert E. KUNTZ, Appellant, v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee. Gene A. PICOFIC, Appellant, v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee. John S. MAHAN, Appellant, v. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee. Nos. 15516-15519. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. October 6, 1958. Ralph J. Anderson, Stanley P. Sorenson, Helena, Mont., J. R. Vaughan, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant. Coleman, Lamey & Crowley, Cale Crowley, Robert P. Davidson, Billings, Mont., M. L. Countryman, Jr., St. Paul, Minn., for appellee. Before DENMAN, POPE and HAMLEY, Circuit Judges. POPE, Circuit Judge. 1 These are four appeals from identical orders dismissing actions originally brought by the appellants against the Northern Pacific Railway Company in the State court and which were removed on that company's petition to the above named United States District Court. 1 The order for dismissal was based upon the court's determination that the allegations of the appellants' pleadings disclose that they were entitled to no relief. 2 Each…