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FOWLER v. SEABOARD COASTLINE R. CO.

No. 80-7384 Summary Calendar.

638 F.2d 17 (1981)

Pamela M. FOWLER, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SEABOARD COASTLINE RAILROAD CO., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B

February 23, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jessee, Ritchie & Duncan, Jeffrey L. Sakas, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Joseph M. Feuer, Terry P. McKenna, William B. Brown, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge.

This case involves an interpretation of coverage under the 1939 amendment to the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.1 We hold that coverage does not extend to activities undertaken by an employee for a private purpose and having no causal relationship to his employment and affirm the grant of summary judgment to defendant.

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