Legal Opinion
Shiver v. Norfolk-Southern Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 6, 1996No. A95A2686PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff Donny Shiver appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion for leave to amend his complaint by adding a party. Concluding that the trial court abused its discretion in denying plaintiff’s motion, we reverse.
On August 7, 1990, plaintiff was injured while working as a railroad employee. On May 13, 1991, he filed a Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) action against defendant Norfolk-Southern Railway Company (Norfolk), whom he believed to be his employer. Plaintiff’s complaint was served on Norfolk’s registered agent, F. Kennedy Hall, and Norfolk’s attorney,…
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