Legal Opinion
Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. Peters
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 13, 2007No. A06A1826PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Judge.
In this granted interlocutory appeal, Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Company (“the railroad”) appeals from the order of the Bibb County Superior Court denying its motion for summary judgment in a personal injury action brought by one of its employees, Wayne Peters, under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”). Peters sued the railroad after a robber hit him in the head with a baseball bat when Peters entered a convenience store during working hours. The railroad contends that the trial court applied an incorrect standard of care and that it was entitled to summary…
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