Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Southern Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 1986No. 71986PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
On August 6, 1984, the appellant, James Earl Brooks, was employed as a laborer by the appellee, Southern Railway Company. Early that morning he and another employee lifted a 3 inch by 10 inch by 16- V2 feet scaffolding board which weighed between 200 and 250 pounds. Although Brooks employed the safe lifting methods prescribed by the appellee, upon raising his end of the board he felt a painful snapping in his lower back and fell to the ground. Shortly thereafter he reported his injury to his foreman, who assented to Brooks’ request for permission to try to “walk off” the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Shenker v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Stone v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. SawyersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co. v. PerrymanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Currin v. SEABOARD SYSTEM RAILWAY, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Southern Railway Co. v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Bell v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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