Norman v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

This is an appeal by defendant, Norfolk & Western Railway, from the lower court’s refusal to grant its preliminary objections to a complaint in trespass filed by plaintiff, Wallace E. Norman.

Tbe complaint alleges a violation by defendant of tte Federal Employers’ Liability Act (F.E.L.A.), 45 U.S.C. §56 (1964), as amended,1 which violation purportedly resulted in injury to plaintiff at or near Stone, Kentucky.

Defendant’s preliminary objections were in a nature of a petition raising a question of venue under the doctrine of forum non conveniens and under Rule 1006(d) of…