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FORT WORTH & DENVER RAILWAY COMPANY v. ROACH

No. 14935.

219 F.2d 351 (1955)

FORT WORTH & DENVER RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Willie ROACH, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 24, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Sanders, Amarillo, Tex., Culton, Morgan, Britain & White, Amarillo, Tex., for appellant.

John H. Merchant, Amarillo, Tex., Merchant & Fitzjarrald, Amarillo, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and BORAH and RIVES, Circuit Judges.

BORAH, Circuit Judge.

Willie Roach brought this suit under the Federal Employers' Liability Act1 and the Safety Appliance Act2 to recover damages for personal injuries received by him in the course of his employment as an engine foreman for the Fort Worth and Denver Railway. The injuries complained of were received in a fall which occurred during a switching operation...

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