Brown v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co.

This is an appeal from a personal injury action under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA).

Plaintiff, Michael G. Brown, brought this action against Seaboard, alleging that he was injured on June 14, 1979, as a result of Seaboard's negligence. Seaboard denied all allegations set forth in the complaint and raised the affirmative defense of contributory negligence.

The facts indicate that Brown was employed as a trackman with Seaboard in Lakeland, Florida. On June 14, 1979, Brown's supervisor, Jack Newsome, came to the worksite in a company pickup truck. Newsome got out of the truck to…