ADAMS v. CSX TRANSP., INC.

No. 89-5346.

899 F.2d 536 (1990)

Walter D. ADAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howell H. Sherrod, Jr. (argued), Sherrod, Stanley & Goldstein, Johnson City, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

William T. Gamble (argued), Wilson, Worley, Gamble & Ward, Kingsport, Tenn., for defendant-appellee.

Before WELLFORD and GUY, Circuit Judges, and ENGEL, Senior Circuit Judge.


RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Walter Adams, appeals from a United States magistrate's findings of fact and conclusions of law denying the plaintiff's claim against defendant, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX), for emotional injury under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51, et seq. Because we find that the plaintiff is not entitled to recovery under FELA for emotional injury on the facts of this case, we affirm.

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