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ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY. v. STANDARD

No. 11-84-267-CV.

696 S.W.2d 476 (1985)

The ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. W.D. STANDARD, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 1985.

Supplemental Opinion September 26, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Herrmann, Hudson, Keltner, Smith, Brants & Sparks, Fort Worth, for appellant.

J. Donald Bowen, Helm, Pletcher, Hogan, Bowen & Saunders, Houston, Geoffrey FitzGerald, Temple, for appellee.

OPINION

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

W.D. Standard sued his employer, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (Santa Fe), for personal injuries under the Federal Employer's Liability Act, (FELA), 45 U.S.C.A. sec. 51 et seq. (1972). Plaintiff injured his back while working as a locomotive engineer on a work train. The injury occurred as plaintiff attempted to board the locomotive. The jury found that Santa Fe failed to provide plaintiff with a reasonably...

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