Southern Railway Co. v. Puckett
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP GEORGIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
Puckett recovered a verdict and .judgment in the City Court of Atlanta against the Southern Railway Company for damages arising from personal injuries sustained by him in August, 1911, while at work for the company in its yard at Atlanta, Georgia. As submitted to the jury, the action was founded upon the Federal Employers’ Liability Act of April 22, 1908, as amended by Act of April 5,1910, (35 Stat. 65, c. 149; 36 Stat. 291, c. 143). The judgment was affirmed by the Georgia Court of Appeals (16 Ga. App. 551), and a writ of error brings it under our review.
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