Parties to Dispute:



              Norfolk and Western Railway Company


Statement of Claim:

      W. M. Eldridge-Request for reinstatement and pay account dismissed for failure to protect assignment [file number MW-ROAN-89-44].


Upon the whole record and all the evidence, after hearing, the Board finds that the parties herein are carrier and employee within the meaning of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, and this board is duly constituted by agreement under Public Law 89-456 and has jurisdiction of the parties and subject matter.

 This award is based on the facts and circumstances of this particular case and shall not serve as a precedent in any other case.

                          AWARD


Claim disposed of as follows:

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                      ohn C. Fletcher


ichard A. Lau . F. MiIler(,,~r.
 Organization Member Carrier Member

            Issued at Norfolk, Virginia, June 4, 1991