HERNANDEZ v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP. CO.

No. 1857cv.

641 S.W.2d 947 (1982)

Anastacio R. HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

September 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Skaggs, Alex Huddleston, Skaggs & Huddleston, Harlingen, for appellant.

W.T. Womble, Crain, Canton, James & Womble, Houston, Jack Carinhas, Jr., Carinhas & Morrow, Brownsville, for appellee.

Before BISSETT, UTTER and KENNEDY, JJ.


OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

This is a personal injury suit based on allegations of both negligence and strict liability in tort. Appellant was employed by Southern Pacific Transport Company of Texas & Louisiana (Southern Pacific) as a "city driver." Southern Pacific, a trucking company, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Pacific Transportation Company (commonly known as the Southern Pacific Railroad, which will be referred to herein as "the railroad...

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