PURNELL v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RY. CO.

No. 5-2861.

362 S.W.2d 674 (1962)

David W. PURNELL, Appellant, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RY. CO., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 17, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Griffin Smith, Little Rock, for appellant.

Pat Mehaffy and W. A. Eldredge, Jr., Little Rock, for appellee.


BOHLINGER, Justice.

The appellant brought this action alleging that as an employee of the appellee railroad he was injured in the course of his employment through the negligence of appellee and sought damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act [commonly referred to as FELA].

The trial resulted in a verdict for the appellee and the appellant prosecutes this appeal, presenting an abbreviated record and relying upon the following points:

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