MISSOURI PACIFIC R. CO. v. ROBERTS

No. 11-91-228-CV.

849 S.W.2d 367 (1993)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. Frank C. ROBERTS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Lawrence Merriman, Jim Noble, Timothy G. Moore, Merriman, Patterson & Allison, Longview, Charles W. Nichols, Law Offices of Charles W. Nichols, Palestine, for appellant.

David R. Miller, J. Donald Bowen, Richard P. Hogan, Jr., Helm, Pletcher, Hogan, Bowen & Saunders, Houston, for appellee.


McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

Frank C. Roberts sued his employer, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, for personal injuries under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. (West 1986). The jury found that Missouri Pacific failed to provide the plaintiff with a reasonably safe switch at the time of the injury. Judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff for $1,321,018. Missouri Pacific appeals. We affirm.

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