SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. GOODMAN

46849.

259 Ga. 339 (1989)

380 S.E.2d 460

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. GOODMAN.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neely & Player, Edgar A. Neely, William C. Thompson, for appellant.

Kerry R. McDonald, J. Sherrod Taylor, for appellee.


GREGORY, Justice.

Appellee Thomas W. Goodman, a Florida resident, sued appellant Southern Railway under 45 USC § 51 et seq., known as the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), to recover for personal injuries he sustained in an accident that occurred in North Carolina while he was employed by the railroad.

The trial court denied the railroad's motion to dismiss Goodman's complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens but certified its decision...

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