Legal Opinion
Seaboard System R.R., Inc. v. Page
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 31, 1986No. 83-1182PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thurmon Page, Jr., filed an action under the Federal Employer's Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. The original defendant, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, merged with Seaboard System Railroad, Inc.
Page went to work for the railroad as a track repairman in December of 1978. His job required him to be in close contact with creosoted crossties for extended periods. He manually unloaded crossties from gondola cars and was required to ride in covered railroad trucks containing creosoted crossties.
Page developed a hacking cough, experienced difficulty breathing, and experienced…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- City of Dothan v. HardySupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
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- Southern Pacific Transportation Co. v. UseryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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