MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. KENNEDY

No. 194.

403 S.W.2d 909 (1966)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. A. B. KENNEDY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Denied June 16, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. McDonald, Palestine, D. L. Case and Jack Pew, Jr., Jackson, Walker, Winstead, Cantwell & Miller, Dallas, for appellant.

George L. Schmidt, Schmidt & Garrett, Houston, for appellee.


SELLERS, Justice.

Appellee, a conductor on appellant's train, brought this suit against appellant under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A. § 51, for injuries he claims to have sustained when the caboose in which he was riding and the five cars ahead of it became separated from the rest of the train after which the rear of the caboose derailed. Upon a jury verdict the trial court awarded appellee judgment against appellant in the amount of $75...

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