BATTLEY v. SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILWAY COMPANY

No. 68SC169.

161 S.E.2d 750 (1968)

1 N.C. App. 384

G. M. BATTLEY v. SEABOARD AIRLINE RAILWAY COMPANY, a corporation.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 12, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seawell, Van Camp & Morgan, by William J. Morgan, Carthage, for plaintiff appellant.

Henry & Henry, by Everett L. Henry, Lumberton, for defendant appellee.


BRITT, Judge.

Plaintiff alleges that this action is subject to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act). The employer's duty under this Act (45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.) is the same as at common law, to use reasonable care in furnishing employees with a safe place to work and safe tools and appliances. Cordova v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co., 198 Cal.App.2d...

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