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POPE v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO.

No. 322.

345 U.S. 379 (1953)

POPE ET AL. v. ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 27, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Maxwell argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief was Thomas J. Lewis.

Allan C. Garden and Charles Cook Howell argued the cause for respondent. With them on the brief was Douglas W. Matthews.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE VINSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

Invoking the Federal Employers' Liability Act,1 petitioner sued his employer, an interstate railroad company, for injuries sustained during the course of his employment, allegedly through respondent's negligence. The injury occurred in Ben Hill County, Georgia, which was the place of petitioner's employment as well as the place of his residence. But petitioner filed his complaint...

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