Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Canty
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Waycross—Judge McDonald. May 7, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtKussell, J.
The action is based on sections 3148-3150 of the General Statutes of the State of Florida. The' plaintiff alleges, that on October 7, 1910, while in the employ of the defendant as a locomotive fireman, and in charge of a “dead” engine, which he was under orders to take from Waycross, Georgia, to Tampa., Florida, he received permanent injuries. It was his duty to ride on this locomotive, which was being hauled “dead,” and to see that all the bearings were kept properly packed and oiled, and to repack and reoil any bearings which ran hot. There were between 45 and 50 cars in the train, the dead…
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- Williams v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
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