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LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS RY. CO. v. BLAKELY

No. 9692.

773 S.W.2d 595 (1989)

LOUISIANA & ARKANSAS RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Melvin BLAKELY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Gooding, Gooding & Dodson, Texarkana, for appellant.

Doyle Curry, Jones, Jones, Curry & Roth, Marshall, for appellee.

BLEIL, Justice.

Melvin Blakely sued Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. §§ 51-60 (West 1986), for damages based on injuries he received while working for the Railway. The trial court allowed Blakely to amend his pleadings before trial to add a cause of action under 45 U.S.C.A. § 2 (West Supp.1989), the Safety Appliance Act. The Railway appeals the judgment based upon the jury's verdict, contending...

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