Legal Opinion

CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Wettermark

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 29, 1994No. AV93000235, AV93000237, AV93000238 and AV93000240PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

In March 1989, attorney James H. Wetter-mark, acting on behalf of Charhe L. McCau-*970ley and Steve Roberson, filed actions in the Jefferson County Circuit Court, seeking benefits pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) for injuries McCauley and Roberson alleged they had suffered arising out of and in the course of their employment with CSX Transportation, Inc.

On April 4, 1989, CSX filed motions to dismiss both cases pursuant to § 6-6-430, Ala.Code 1975, which provides for the application of the doctrine of forum non conve-niens, contending that the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Riddle EllisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  2. Locke v. BarrancoSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958

3Cited by3 opinions

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