GREEN v. HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL RY. CO.

No. 1704.

558 S.W.2d 127 (1977)

Shelton Joseph GREEN, Appellant, v. HOUSTON BELT & TERMINAL RAILWAY CO., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

November 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max Garrett, Garrett & Letbetter, George Payne, Garrett & Letbetter, Houston, for appellant.

William W. Vernon, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, for appellee.


J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment granted the defendant in a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) suit for personal injuries.

The appellant, Shelton Joseph Green (Green) was employed by the appellee, Houston Belt & Terminal Railway Company (Houston Belt), as a field man on a railroad switching crew. In the early morning hours of March 19, 1975, Green was engaged in coupling railroad cars to form a train on Track 13 in...

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