Legal Opinion
Bayles v. Louisville Nashville Railroad Company
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 30, 1961No. 6 Div. 531PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
A. T. Bayles sued the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C., § 51 et seq., 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., claiming $65,000 as damages for injuries sustained while in the performance of his duties as a trainman.
The original complaint contained a single count, Count One, which was withdrawn by the plaintiff after he amended his complaint by adding Counts A and B. The defendant’s demurrer was overruled as to Count A and sustained as to Count B.
The case went to the jury on plaintiff’s Count A and the defendant’s plea of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Urie v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Tiller v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Florence M. Nuttall, of the Estate of Clarence O. Nuttal, Deceased v. Reading CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Sims v. CallahanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Salotti v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- Waller v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1967
- Louisville Nashville Railroad Co. v. VickerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. BaylesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Salotti v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1974