Mathews v. Alabama Great Southern R. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Law and Equity Court, Hale County; Charles E. Waller, Judge. Action by J. A. Mathews against the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
[I, 2] The appellant instituted this action against the appellee tp recover damages for personal injuries suffered by him while in the service of the defendant. As finally amended, the complaint contained 15 counts. Those numbered from 11 to 15, inclusive, proceed upon the theory that, the defendant’s accountability was affected and governed by the provisions of the federal Employers’ Liability Act, which, to quote in part our statement in L. & N. R. R. Co. v. Garter, 195 Ala. 382, 385, 386, 70 South. 655, 657, “is only applicable or available to the employés it prescribes and defines, viz.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R. v. McDadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Graham v. BadgerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Cogdell v. Wilmington & Weldon RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- Geo. Pacific Railway Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Allen's Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
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