Legal Opinion
Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Hodges
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 16, 1994No. Record 931056PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Compton
On September 9, 1987, appellee Ralph R. Hodges, the plaintiff below, was injured while working for appellant Norfolk and Western Railway Company, the defendant below, in the Huddleston area of Bedford County. The plaintiff brought this action against defendant under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for his injuries.
The plaintiff alleged that he was employed as a “gang signalman” on the day of the accident and was engaged in the removal of relay leads from a damaged relay system case. He further asserted that the defendant failed to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway v. BuellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1996
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