SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. NEESE

No. 6869.

216 F.2d 772 (1954)

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. W. W. NEESE, Administrator of the Estate of William Neese, deceased, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 10, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Gregg McMaster, Columbia, S. C. (Frank G. Tompkins, Jr., Columbia, S. C., on brief), for appellant.

Henry Hammer, Columbia, S. C., and James P. Mozingo, III, Darlington, S. C., (Archie L. Chandler, Greenville, S. C., and Benny R. Greer, Darlington, S. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, and SOPER and DOBIE, Circuit Judges.


DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

This is a civil action brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina by the Administrator of the Estate of William Neese to recover damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51, for the death of William Neese, allegedly caused by the negligence of the Southern Railway Company (hereinafter called Southern), a railroad engaged in interstate commerce. At the conclusion of all...

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