Legal Opinion
Clarence Deshong v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 1984No. 83-3181PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Clarence DeShong, a truck driver for Seacoast Transportation Company (“Seacoast”), was injured while he was coupling his truck to a Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company (“Seaboard”) trailer. He received benefits from Seacoast for his injuries under Florida’s Workmen’s Compensation Act. He then brought an action as Seaboard’s employee in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1980). Seaboard moved for summary judgment and the district judge granted the motion. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ward v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Vanskike v. ACF Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Orvner D. Biggs v. Norfolk Dredging Company, Samuel J. Clowers v. Tidewater-Raymond-KiewitCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Byrle L. Dillenburg v. A. Ludlow Kramer, Secretary of State of the State of Washington, and Carl G. Erlandson, City Clerk of the City of SeattleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
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