Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Johnson

Action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., by Andrew Leonard Johnson, a minor, by Moses Johnson, as his next friend, against Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, a corporation, for injuries. From an adverse judgment, defendant appeals.

Reversed for a new trial. Appellee, a seventeen year old boy, was employed by appellant as an "air bleeder" in the railroad yards at Jacksonville and on April 30, 1945, was seriously injured in the performance of his duty. He sued for damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., alleging…