Legal Opinion
Norris v. Central of Georgia Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 12, 2006No. A06A0711PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Randall B. Norris brought this action pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA). He appeals the grant of partial summary judgment to Central of Georgia Railroad Company (COG). For reasons that follow, we affirm.
It is uncontroverted that on November 12, 2001, Norris was operating a railroad switch known as the number one switch located within the Millen rail yard. Switch number one connects a yard track to a mainline track. Mainline ballast is used in that area, as opposed to yard ballast, which is smaller. It is further uncontroverted that Norris deposed 2 that…
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