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LOZANO v. TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY

No. 77-1803 Summary Calendar.

564 F.2d 720 (1977)

Rodolfo LOZANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The TEXAS MEXICAN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 15, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Liddell, David Q. Haag, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Elmore H. Borchers, Laredo, Tex., Jorge C. Rangel, Corpus Christi, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, MORGAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

On September 23, 1974, Rodolfo Lozano, while performing routine repairs on a bridge owned by his employer, The Texas Mexican Railway Company, fell from a standing position and landed on his buttocks causing injury to his back. Lozano brought this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, claiming that the injury was caused by his employer's negligence. At the close of plaintiff's case, the district court directed a verdict for the Railway. Lozano...

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