SOTO v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP. CO.

No. 79-3965.

644 F.2d 1147 (1981)

Joe F. SOTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 22, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman R. Jones, Marc A. Zito, Bellaire, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ferd C. Meyer, Jr., Howard P. Newton, San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, COLEMAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 22, 1981.

PER CURIAM:

In this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60, the jury returned a verdict for Mr. Soto, the plaintiff employee, but the district court entered judgment n. o. v. for his employer on the ground that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that the employer was guilty of any negligence. An examination of the briefs and the record...

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