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YAWN v. SOUTHERN RY. CO.

Nos. 77-1036 thru 77-1042.

591 F.2d 312 (1979)

Morgan YAWN, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank O. Burge, Jr., Michael A. Florie, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants in all cases.

Charles E. Sharp, Birmingham, Ala., for Central of Georgia Railroad Co. and defendants-appellees in all cases.

William F. Gardner, Birmingham, Ala., for Southern Railway Co. and defendants-appellees in all cases.

Before MORGAN, RONEY and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, seven clerical employees of the appellee railroad companies, filed companion lawsuits under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., in an Alabama state court seeking to recover damages for personal injuries allegedly resulting from the railroads' negligence. In identical complaints, the employees claimed that the railroads negligently failed to provide...

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