Legal Opinion
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Darling
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1988No. 77059PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
Darling was awarded a verdict of $800,000 in a personal injury action against Seaboard System Railroad, Inc., brought pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 USCA § 51 et seq. While the suit was pending, Seaboard became known as CSX Transportation, Inc. In this appeal from the denial of its motion for new trial, CSX contends that the verdict and judgment should be reversed as excessive.
Darling had worked for the railroad since 1961 as a switchman at a rail yard, where large freight trains were broken down and their cars reassembled into smaller…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. LiepeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Seaboard System Railroad v. TaylorCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Simpson v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad v. TownsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Arnsdorff v. FortnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
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