Legal Opinion
Calhoun v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 4, 1910No. 1991PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Petition for removal to United States court; from city court of Savannah — Judge Freeman. May 31, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
The plaintiff in error brought a suit for damages against the railroad company, basing his right of action upon the “employer’s liability act” of April 22, 1908, c. 149 (35 Stat. 65, U. S. Comp. St. Supp. 1909, p. 1171). In his petition he alleged, that while engaged as a fireman on a passenger-train of the defendant, running between Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Griffin, Georgia, and while upon "said train, which was engaged in interstate commerce, he was engaged in interstate commerce, and when about a mile and a half out of Chattanooga, he was injured by certain alleged negligent acts of the…
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