Maxie v. Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad

Action for damages for personal injuries under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A., Sec. 51 et seq. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff for $17,000 and defendant has appealed.

Plaintiff was employed by defendant in repairing and rebuilding freight cars at its Frascati shops in Mobile, Alabama, and had been so employed for many years. It is admitted that defendant maintained and operated the shops and that plaintiff was an employee of defendant therein. On October 23, 1943, plaintiff was severely injured when four boxcar doors, which were standing behind him, fell upon him,…