ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO. v. SAMSON

No. 1999-IA-01865-SCT.

799 So.2d 20 (2001)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. Wickliff J. SAMSON.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied October 25, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles T. Ozier, Chad Michael Knight, Jackson, Attorneys for Appellant.

C.E. Sorey, II, Vicksburg, Christine E. Anderson, Belleville, IL, Attorneys for Appellee.

Before BANKS, P.J., SMITH and MILLS, JJ.


SMITH, J., for the Court:

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

¶ 1. Wickliff J. Samson ("Samson") filed his complaint in Hinds County Circuit Court pursuant to the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA"), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-59 (1999). Samson sought damages for his injuries which allegedly occurred while he was changing a brake shoe on a locomotive engine. At the time of this alleged injury, Samson was employed by Illinois Central Railroad Company ...

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