Reese v. Southern Railway Co.

Carley, Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff brought suit, seeking to recover for injuries that he suffered while engaged in his employment with Georgia Power Company. Appellee-defendants answered and, after extensive discovery, they moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment in appellees’ favor and appellant appeals.

1. Appellant was injured when he tripped on a purported defect in the surface of a coal “dumper table” and his foot slipped into a gap between the edge of the “dumper table” and the adjacent stationary railway bed. Although the “dumper table,” the rail line and the…