Bradley v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

The plaintiff Byron Bradley appeals an adverse final judgment entered upon a directed verdict in favor of the defendant Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company in a personal injury action brought under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act [45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.] before the Dade County Circuit Court. The plaintiff contends that it was error to direct a verdict against him because there was some evidence of employer negligence, however slight, which played a part in the injury which is the subject matter of this suit. We agree and reverse based on the following authorities: Rogers v. Missouri…