ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. BROWN

36116.

93 Ga. App. 805 (1956)

92 S.E.2d 874

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. BROWN.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 30, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alston, Sibley, Miller, Spann & Shackelford, James Thomas, Wm. B. Spann, Jr., for plaintiff in error.

Hewlett, Dennis, Bowden & Barton, Sam D. Hewlett, Jr., contra.


NICHOLS, J.

Although the plaintiff's petition was brought in two separate counts, both counts were based on the contention that the plaintiff's injuries resulted from the failure of the railroad to provide couplers in accordance with the Safety Appliance Act (45 U. S. C. A. § 2): "It shall be unlawful for any common carrier engaged in interstate commerce by railroad to haul or permit to be hauled or used on its line any car used in moving interstate traffic not...

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