Pope v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

Invoking the Federal Employers’ Liability Act,1 petitioner sued his employer, an interstate railroad company, for injuries sustained during the course of his employment, allegedly through respondent’s negligence. The injury occurred in Ben Hill County, Georgia, which was the place of petitioner’s employment as well as the place of his residence. But petitioner filed his complaint in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama; jurisdiction and venue were grounded on § 6 of the Act.2

*381Respondent then initiated a suit in equity in the Superior Court of Ben Hill County and asked that petitioner…