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SWEET v. PORT TERMINAL R.R. ASS'N

No. C-1703.

653 S.W.2d 291 (1983)

Oleta R. SWEET, Petitioner, v. PORT TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

July 6, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garrett, Letbetter & Payne, Tom R. Letbetter, Max Garrett and George Payne, Houston, for petitioner.

Sewell & Riggs, Gordon A. Holloway, Kyle M. Rowley and Claude R. Treece, Houston, for respondent.

BARROW, Justice.

The petitioner, Oleta R. Sweet, brought this action under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51-60 (1976), against Port Terminal Railroad Association (Port Terminal) for the wrongful death of her husband, Ted Sweet. The trial court awarded Mrs. Sweet the full amount of damages found by the jury. The court of appeals reformed the award for pecuniary loss by decreasing Mrs...

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