Cato v. Atlanta & C. A. L. Ry. Co.

In my opinion, the motion of the defendants for a directed verdict in their favor should have been granted; the judgment of the Circuit Court should therefore be reversed, and the case remanded to that Court for the entry of judgment in favor of the defendants under Rule 27.

The undisputed facts of the case, summarized, are substantially as follows:

The plaintiff's intestate, O.C. Cato, on December 6, 1929, was employed by the defendant Southern Railway Company as a car repairer in the railroad yard at Hayne, near Spartanburg (the Hayne yard must not be confused with theHayne shops, which were…