MISSOURI PACIFIC R. CO. v. SCHRECK

No. 9697.

774 S.W.2d 687 (1989)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. Floyd SCHRECK, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Granted in Part and Opinion Modified June 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Mercy, Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, Texarkana, for appellant.

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


CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Floyd Schreck sued the Missouri Pacific Railroad under the Federal Employers' Liability Act1 and the Safety Appliance Act2 to recover damages caused by an injury he received while working for the Railroad. The case was tried to the court without a jury, and judgment was rendered awarding Schreck $880,495.14.

The Railroad contends that there is no evidence or insufficient evidence...

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