Willis v. Georgia Northern Railway Company

Sognier, Judge.

Appellants, employees of Swift Independent Packing Company (Swift), sued the Georgia Northern Railway Company (Georgia Northern) to recover wages allegedly lost because of Georgia Northern’s negligence. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Georgia Northern; hence, this appeal.

On May 7,1980, eight loaded railcars, sitting on a spur track used by Georgia Northern to service plant operations at Swift, broke free and rolled down the spur into the Swift plant. The damage from the resulting collision required an eight day shut down of the plant for repairs with an…