ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. JOHNSON


40 So.2d 892 (1949)

ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc.

On Rehearing May 24, 1949.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Cook Howell, Jr., and Howell, McCarthy, Lane & Howell, all of Jacksonville, for appellant.

Will O. Murrell, of Jacksonville, for appellee.


TERRELL, Justice.

Appellee, a seventeen year old boy, was employed by appellant as an "air bleeder" in the railroad yards at Jacksonville and on April 30, 1945, was seriously injured in the performance of his duty. He sued for damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., alleging negligence on the part of appellant, and recovered a judgment for $15,000. A new trial was denied and the defendant appealed.

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