Central of Georgia Railway Company v. Ramsey

HARWOOD, Justice.

The appellee, who was the plaintiff below, was employed by the appellant, defendant below, as a trainman. For convenience the parties will hereinafter be referred to as the plaintiff and defendant, the positions they occupied below.

The plaintiff sought damages because of alleged injuries to his left ankle caused by the sudden stopping of a train on which he was a crew member.

His complaint contained two counts.. Count number 1 alleged a violation by the defendant of Title 45, Section 2 of U.S.C.A., commonly known as “the Automatic Coupler Act,” and Count number 2 alleged a…