MISSOURI PACIFIC R. CO. v. BROWN

No. 12-91-00182-CV.

862 S.W.2d 636 (1993)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. d/b/a Union Pacific Railroad Co., Appellant, v. George BROWN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Opinion Denying Rehearing July 6, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Lawrence Merriman, Longview, for appellant.

Ernest Swift, Palestine, Jim Foreman, Dallas, for appellee.

Before BILL BASS, HOLCOMB and COLLEY, JJ.


HOLCOMB, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict in a suit for damages brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA"), 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., and the Boiler Inspection Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 22 et seq. We will affirm.

George Brown worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad (hereafter "MOPAC") as a brakeman and had worked for the railroad for many years. Over the years, he developed lung problems, mostly...

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