Norfolk Southern Corp. v. Smith

Bell, Justice.

This is a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) and state tort case, in which defendants appeal from a jury verdict cancelling two releases that plaintiff-appellee Kenneth Smith executed in favor of appellants on December 30, 1985. Appellee was an employee of appellant Central of Georgia Railroad Company (Central of Georgia). In August 1985 he was injured in an on-the-job accident. Appellee subsequently began undergoing treatment by a psychologist, who diagnosed him as suffering from depression. On November 1, 1985, appellee went to an office of Southern Railway Company…