Mayhew v. Seaboard System Railroad

Plaintiff, Brenda Mayhew, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County granting defendant’s motion to decline jurisdiction of plaintiff’s action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (45 U.S.C. sec. 51 et seq. (1982)) on the grounds of forum non conveniens.

On October 26, 1983, plaintiff filed her action against the Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., in the circuit court of Madison County because of injuries received while in the employ of defendant near Gallatin, Tennessee, on September 2, 1983. In a lengthy order filed December 4, 1984, the trial court allowed…