Legal Opinion
Seaboard System Railroad v. Taylor
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 23, 1985No. 70375PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Chief Judge.
Betty S. Taylor sued Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., to recover damages for an on-the-job injury to her back allegedly caused by the negligence of a fellow Seaboard employee. The cause of action was predicated on the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 USC § 51 et seq. (FELA). A jury returned a verdict in her favor in the amount of $250,000, and Seaboard filed this appeal.
The accident occurred on December 17, 1979, while the plaintiff was working as a “hostler helper” at Seaboard’s diesel shop facility in Hamlet, North Carolina. (A hostler is responsible for driving…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. LiepeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. KnightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Central of Georgia Railroad v. SwindleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. DarlingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Smith v. CrumpCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Head v. CSX Transportation, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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