SMART v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD CO.

No. 1091.

560 S.W.2d 216 (1977)

Roy P. SMART, Appellant, v. MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Denied January 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David K. Line, Robert W. Hartson, Inc., Dallas, for appellant.

John B. Webster, Dallas, for appellee.


McKAY, Justice.

This is a personal injury case tried before a jury. Appellant, Roy P. Smart, filed suit against appellee, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company, for injuries allegedly sustained when he was sliding open a door on a railroad boxcar owned by appellee, basing his claim on theories of negligence and products liability. Appellee answered by general denial and specifically denied all the elements of negligence and the applicability of products liability...

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