Williams v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Savannah — Judge Davis Freeman. May 35, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtWade, J.
Dan Williams brought suit against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, alleging in his petition that the defendant owned and operated certain repair shops; at which it maintained what is known as a “drop pit,” across which the tracks of the company extended, so that when it became necessary to repair from underneath any locomotive or ear, the same could be moved upon the track extending across the drop pit, and the employees of the defendant, by working in the drop pit, could make the needed repairs; that the plaintiff was employed by the defendant company as a “machinist’s helper,” and…
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