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UNION PACIFIC R. CO. v. WILLIAMS

No. 12-99-00384-CV.

85 S.W.3d 300 (2001)

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant, v. Seymore WILLIAMS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

February 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kim Whittington, Houston, for appellant.

Stephen Evans, Palestine, David Furlow, Houston, for appellee.

Panel consisted of DAVIS, C.J., WORTHEN, J., and GRIFFITH, J.

LEONARD DAVIS, Chief Justice.

Union Pacific Railroad Company ("the railroad") appeals the trial court's judgment in favor of a railroad worker, Seymore Williams ("Williams"), for damages caused by its negligence. The railroad raises three issues concerning foreseeability. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Williams was working at the site of a derailment, where he was laying new tracks. A company hired by the railroad to clean up derailments began dragging...

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