EVERETT v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RY. CO.

No. A95A1184.

464 S.E.2d 385 (1995)

218 Ga. App. 862

EVERETT v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied October 31, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary F. Easom, Jacksonville, FL, for appellant.

Branch, Pike & Ganz, Eileen M. Crowley, Tanya M. Lawson, Atlanta, for appellee.


POPE, Presiding Judge.

Thomas Everett, a railroad worker who suffered a hearing loss from exposure to excessively loud noises at work, brought this action against his employer under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. The trial court entered a judgment for the employer, ruling that Everett's primary claim to recover for his hearing loss was barred by his failure to file suit within three years of the time his cause of action accrued...

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