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ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. WILLIAMS

No. 25302.

397 F.2d 147 (1968)

ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Glen WILLIAMS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 12, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack W. Flock, Clyde W. Fiddes, Roy P. Cosper, Mike A. Hatchell, Tyler, Tex., for appellant; Ramey, Brelsford, Flock, Devereux & Hutchins, Tyler, Tex., of counsel.

Franklin Jones, Jr., Frank Jones, Sr., Jones, Jones & Baldwin, Marshall, Tex., for appellee.

Before RIVES, BELL and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.

RIVES, Circuit Judge:

Appellee-plaintiff sued under the Federal Employers' Liability Act,1 the Safety Appliance Act,2 and the Boiler Inspection Act.3 He recovered a verdict and judgment in the amount of $85,000.00, solely upon the theory of absolute liability imposed by the Boiler Inspection Act. The appellant-defendant urges that the district court erred: (1) in submitting the...

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