Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Co. v. Wessinger
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 24, 1924No. 15018PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
C. L. Wessinger recovered a verdict for $15,000 against the Southern Bailway Company in an action under the Federal employer’s liability act, and the company has excepted to the overruling of its motion for a new trial.
The plaintiff was a fireman on a freight-engine referred to in the record as No. 4567, and claims to have been injured in Green-ville, South Carolina, immediately following a run from Atlanta, while he was attempting to “thump” the engine, under'orders from the engineer, that the latter might discover the location of certain troubles or defects which were indicated by noises…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. HortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Patton v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Central Vermont Railway Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. De AtleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. EarnestSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Hollomon v. HopsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. FowlerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. LochridgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. TownsendCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1926
- Jeter v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925
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