Central of Georgia Railroad v. Swindle

260 Ga. 685 (1990)

398 S.E.2d 365

CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILROAD COMPANY

v.

SWINDLE.

S90G0484.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided December 4, 1990.

Reconsideration Denied December 20, 1990.

Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothschild, Richard Y. Bradley, Robert C. Martin, Jr., for appellant.

Butler, Wooten, Overby & Cheeley, James E. Butler, Jr., C. Frederick Overby, for appellee.

FLETCHER, Justice.

This case, Central of Ga. R. Co. v. Swindle, 194 Ga. App. 24 (389 SE2d 779) (1989), is here on certiorari. The jury awarded plaintiff-appellee $875,000 in his action against his employer railroad under the Federal…