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GARLAND v. SEABOARD COASTLINE R. CO.

658 S.W.2d 528 (1983)

E.R. GARLAND, Appellant, v. SEABOARD COASTLINE RAILROAD COMPANY, and Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, d/b/a Clinchfield Railroad Company, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Opinion On Petition to Rehear October 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Dossett, Todd & Dossett, Kingsport, for appellant.

Frank A. Johnstone, Wilson, Worley, Gamble & Ward, P.C., William T. Gamble, Wilson, Worley, Gamble & Ward, P.C., Kingsport, Thomas J. Seeley, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Erwin, for appellees.

OPINION

FONES, Chief Justice.

The two issues before the Court in this case are (1) whether process was sufficiently served upon defendant in accordance with T.R.C.P. 4.04 and (2) whether venue was proper in the county wherein plaintiff's action was maintained.

I.

Plaintiff, Garland, a resident of Sullivan County, Tennessee brought suit under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60, against "Seaboard Coastline...

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