Legal Opinion
Pulley v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided December 7, 2001No. 2000570PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAWLER Judge.
Jesse J. Pulley, -a railroad worker, appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of his employer, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Inc., on a suit he had filed against it under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1982). Pulley originally filed his complaint in the Jefferson Circuit Court. On Norfolk Southern’s motion, the action was transferred to the Mobile Circuit Court.1 In his complaint Pulley alleged that Norfolk had failed to furnish him a reasonably safe place in which to work and that he had suffered a heart attack as a result of that…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Gallick v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by4 opinions
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