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SCOTT v. ATCHISON, T. & S. F. R. CO.

No. B-6648.

572 S.W.2d 273 (1978)

Allen J. SCOTT, Petitioner, v. The ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Helm, Pletcher, Hogan & Burrow, J. Donald Bowen, Houston, H. A. Coe, Jr., Kountze, for petitioner.

O'Brien & Richards, Chilton O'Brien, Beaumont, McLeod, Alexander, Powell & Apffel, Inc., Galveston, for respondent.

DANIEL, Justice.

This appeal involves the adequacy of issues and instructions submitted to the jury in a personal injury suit brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S. C.A., § 51 et seq. Plaintiff, Allen J. Scott, alleged that his injuries were caused by negligent acts of his employer, The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, while he was in the course and scope of his employment as a brakeman. Scott's injuries occurred when a freight...

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