ATLANTIC COAST LINE R. CO. v. BLOUNT

42727.

116 Ga. App. 86 (1967)

156 S.E.2d 409

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY v. BLOUNT.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 7, 1967.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett, Pedrick & Bennett, Larry E. Pedrick, Wilson G. Pedrick, for appellant.

Benjamin Smith, Jr., Leon A. Wilson, II, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This is an action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act. The employee, while standing at the floor level on the framework of a caboose under construction and attempting to straighten a bent rivet above the level of his head, slipped and fell through the framework, injuring his back. The employer appeals from an adverse verdict and judgment, the trial court having overruled its motion for new trial. Held:

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