Legal Opinion
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company v. Ham
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 6, 1970No. 11720PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’QUINN, Justice.
William Barney Ham, a brakeman employed by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company, brought this lawsuit under provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (Title 45, section 51 et seq., U.S.C.A.) for personal injuries sustained while at work on a train passing through Cameron, Texas, enroute from Temple to Houston.
Upon the jury’s answers to sixteen special issues, the trial court entered judgment April 16, 1969, awarding damages to Ham in the sum of $79,463.75.
Appellant railway company under fifteen points of error brings this appeal. Appel-lee Ham has…
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- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. KimbrellTexas Supreme Court · 1960
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