MISSOURI PACIFIC R. CO. v. BUENROSTRO

No. 04-92-00033-CV.

853 S.W.2d 66 (1993)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, d/b/a Union Pacific Railroad Company v. Salvador BUENROSTRO.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied May 4, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil E. Norquest, Law Office of Neil E. Norquest, McAllen, Mitchell C. Chaney, Jaime A. Saenz, Rodriguez, Colvin & Chaney, Brownsville, Luther H. Soules, III, Soules & Wallace, San Antonio, James P. Wallace, Soules & Wallace, Austin, for appellant.

Homer Mora, Jack B. Peacock, Jr., Falfurrias, William J. Tinning, Law Office of William J. Tinning, Corpus Christi, Eugenio A. Soliz, Jr., Falfurrias, Timothy Patton, Pozza & Patton, San Antonio, for appellee.

Before REEVES, C.J., and BUTTS and BISSETT, JJ.


OPINION

BISSETT, Justice (Assigned).

This is an appeal by Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, d/b/a/ Union Pacific Railroad Company ("MoPac"), defendant in the trial court, from a judgment in favor of Salvador Buenrostro ("plaintiff") for personal injuries suffered when plaintiff was attempting to lift a railroad crosstie.

Plaintiff sued MoPac for negligence under the Federal Employers' Liability Act ("FELA")2 and for...

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