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ROBERTS v. TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY

No. 8030.

473 S.W.2d 567 (1971)

Benny Lee ROBERTS, Appellant, v. TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied November 23, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin Jones, Jr., Jones, Jones & Baldwin, Marshall, for appellant.

Mike Hatchell, Ramey, Brelsford, Flock, Devereux & Hutchins, Tyler, for appellee.

RAY, Justice.

Appellant (Plaintiff) Bennie Roberts, filed an action for money damages against Appellee (Defendant), Texas & Pacific Railway Company, under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (Title 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq.). The action arose out of injuries sustained by appellant Roberts on August 14, 1969, while moving a `straightening device' inside one of appellee's railroad cars. The case was tried to a jury in the District Court of Harrison County,...

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