HAMMON v. TEXAS & NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 52.

382 S.W.2d 155 (1964)

E. F. HAMMON, Appellant, v. TEXAS & NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Denied September 24, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond L. McDermott, Mabel Grey Howell, Houston, for appellant.

Richard B. Miller and R. Gordon Gooch, Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates, Houston, for appellee.


MOORE, Justice.

This is an action by E. F. Hammon, a brakeman, to recover damages under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51 et seq., by reason of a derailment of the switch engine on which he was riding while engaged in the performance of his duties as a brakeman. Upon the trial of the cause, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Based upon the verdict the court entered judgment in favor of the railroad company, to which plaintiff...

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