Zayatz v. Southern Ry. Co.

BROWN, Justice.

This is not an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, § 1 et seq., 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. Nor is it a bill seeking to cancel and annul a contract wholly or in part executory on the ground that it was procured by fraud. As stated by appellant in brief, it “is an action under the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act of 1935. Code of Alabama 1940, Title 7, § 151 (§ 156) et seq.” seeking to establish by judicial decree the validity of a contract fully executed by both parties, and have their rights and status declared thereunder.

Section 157 of Title 7, Code 1940, dealing…