Ratliff v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

DAVIS, Justice.1

In this action brought under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act (hereinafter referred to as “the FELA”), Mrs. Freda Ratliff (hereinafter referred to as “Mrs. Ratliff’), in her capacity as executrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Mr. Sparrell Ratliff, Jr., plaintiff below and appellant herein, asks this Court to review an award of summary judgment in favor of Norfolk Southern Railway Company (hereinafter referred to as “Norfolk Southern”), defendant below and appellee herein. In determining whether summary judgment was appropriate, this Court must determine whether a…