Legal Opinion
Thaxton v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 8, 1999No. A99A0397PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Presiding Judge.
After Larry Thaxton was diagnosed with lung cancer, he brought this suit against Norfolk Southern Railway Company and its subsidiary, Alabama Great Southern Railway Company, alleging injury from second-hand smoke. He sued the defendants under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 USC § 51 et seq., claiming that his cancer was caused by the environmental tobacco smoke generated by his co-workers when he stayed in sleeping trailers while working on the railroad’s tracks and railyards. After the complaint was filed, Larry Thaxton died. His widow moved to add…
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