Legal Opinion
Kirkland v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 8, 1973No. 27501PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Chief Justice.
This court granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Kirkland v. Seaboard C. L. R. Co., 126 Ga. App. 775 (191 SE2d 886).
William W. Kirkland brought an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 USCA §§ 51-60, against Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company to recover for injuries received in the course of his duties as an employee of the railroad. At the conclusion of the trial the motion for directed verdict of the railroad was granted by the trial judge. This judgment was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, which held that the evidence…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Bailey v. Central Vermont Railway, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Kirkland v. Seaboard Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
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