BILLMAN v. MISSOURI PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 2-91-115-CV.

825 S.W.2d 525 (1992)

Gary BILLMAN, Appellant, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, d/b/a Union Pacific Railroad Company, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Overruled April 7, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrison & Bline, and D. Keith Harrison, Burleson, for appellant.

Brown, Herman, Scott, Dean & Miles, and John W. Proctor, Fort Worth, for appellee.

Before JOE SPURLOCK, II, HILL and FARRIS, JJ.


OPINION

FARRIS, Justice.

Gary Billman sued Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MOPAC) on March 26, 1990 under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) alleging a job-related hearing loss. Billman alleged his injury was caused by MOPAC's negligence in failing to protect him from job-related noises.1 MOPAC answered and moved for summary judgment contending Billman's claim accrued more than three years before suit was filed, and...

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