CORREIA v. SEABOARD COAST LINE R.R. CO.

No. TT-221.

393 So.2d 1161 (1981)

Richard A. CORREIA, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey G. Wood, of Beckham, McAliley & Proenza, P.A., Jacksonville, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Joseph P. Milton, of Howell, Howell, Liles, Braddock & Milton, Jacksonville, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Bill Wagner, of Wagner, Cunningham, Vaughan, Genders & McLaughlin, Tampa, for amicus curiae, Bay Area Trial Lawyers, Inc.


LILES, WOODIE A. (Retired), Associate Judge.

Plaintiff, Correia, brought this action against Defendant, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, in a six-count complaint pursuant to 45 U.S.C. §§ 2, 5 and 51, the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA). He alleged a series of accidents, the first of which occurred on August 9, 1976. As a result of that accident, he was treated by Defendant's doctors who diagnosed his symptoms as low back strain or sprain and...

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