FAULKENBERRY v. LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS RY. CO.

No. 75-2028.

551 F.2d 650 (1977)

William Z. FAULKENBERRY, Plaintiff-Appellee Cross Appellant, v. LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS RAILWAY CO. et al., Defendants-Appellants Cross Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel W. Caverlee, Shreveport, La., for defendants-appellants cross appellees.

Hewitt B. Johnson, Monroe, La., Troy E. Bain, Shreveport, La., Don H. Johnson, Monroe, La., for plaintiff-appellee cross appellant.

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 29, 1977.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the district court's judgment for the plaintiff-railroad engineer, who allegedly suffered a heart attack as a result of a train derailment in the defendant's Baton Rouge yard. The action was brought under the provisions of the FELA, 45 U.S.C. § 51. Both parties appealed and after careful consideration of the record, briefs and oral argument of counsel,

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