Legal Opinion
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company v. Gillis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 28, 1975No. SC 877PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
This is an appeal by Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, and Clinchfield Railroad Company from an adverse judgment based on a suit by William L. Gillis, under 45 U.S.C.A., §§ 11 (Hand Brake Act) and 51 (Federal Employers’ Liability Act).
Clinchfield is a partnership whose sole partners are L&N and Seaboard. Service was obtained on L&N and Seaboard and they each filed a general appearance. Clinchfield was served by leaving a copy of the complaint with Charles B. Clegg, office manager of L&N in Birmingham, and H. H. Hollingsworth, local…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- O'Donnell v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Kelley v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carter v. Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by10 opinions
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