Scott v. Southern Railway Co.

For personal injuries claimed to be caused by defendant’s negligence while plaintiff was working as defendant’s employee in Statesville, North Carolina, plaintiff under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (XJ. S. Code, tit. 45, § 51 et seq.) sues in this State defendant railroad, a foreign corporation organized under the laws of the State of Virginia and engaged in interstate commerce with an office for the transaction of business in the State of New York. Defendant moved to vacate service of the summons and dismiss the complaint solely on the ground that, as the cause of action occurred…