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ELAM v. ILLINOIS CENT. GULF R. CO.

84-1351.

496 So.2d 740 (1986)

Florence Duncan ELAM, as Administratrix of the Estate of Ludie Ezra Duncan, deceased v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY, et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

October 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger L. Lucas and W. Lee Pittman of Emond & Vines, Birmingham, for appellant.

G. Stephen Wiggins and Herschel T. Hamner, Jr., of Roberts, Davidson & Wiggins, Tuscaloosa, for appellees.

JONES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing Appellant Elam's action against Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. We reverse and remand.

Ludie Duncan was injured while working at a lumber yard in Bibb County, Alabama, on May 13, 1983, as he was attempting to close the doors of a railroad box car. He filed an action in Bibb County Circuit Court on May 20, 1983, against Illinois Central Gulf Railroad to recover for personal injuries, alleging negligence...

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