CONNER v. BUTLER

No. 58-94.

109 So.2d 183 (1959)

J.C. CONNER, Appellant, v. J. Turner BUTLER and William A. Hallowes, Trustees of the Property of Florida East Coast Railway Company, a corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied March 11, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nichols, Gaither, Green, Frates & Beckham and Sam Daniels, Miami, for appellant.

Scott, McCarthy, Preston, Steel & Gilleland and Dwight Sullivan, Miami, for appellees.


CARROLL, CHAS., Chief Judge.

The appellant J.C. Connor, a hose cutter for the defendant railroad who was injured in the course of his employment, filed this action against his employer under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., to recover damages for his injuries. The case came on for trial before a jury and upon conclusion of the presentation of evidence on behalf of the plaintiff, the trial court granted the defendants' motion for...

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