Legal Opinion
Williamson v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 27, 1937No. 14473PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fishburne.
On December 11, 1934, about midnight, W. L. Williamson, chief trainmaster of the defendant, Southern Railway Company, on the Columbia Division, was struck and killed by an engine of train No. 52, operated by the defendant, which at the time was engaged in switching cars on a sidetrack at Montgomery, S. C.
At the time of his death, the deceased was engaged in intestate commerce as an employee of the defendant. The plaintiff, as executrix, brought this action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U. S. C. A, §§ 51-59) in the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Aerkfetz v. HumphreysSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GroegerSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
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3Cited by9 opinions
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