Legal Opinion
Carmouche v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided May 21, 1987No. 01-86-0883-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACK SMITH, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment in which the jury found that the appellee was negligent under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. secs. 51-59 (1981) (hereinafter F.E.L.A.), and awarded the appellant $722,500.00, of which $203,032.71 represents past damages. Since the jury also found that the appellant was 30% negligent, the damages awarded were accordingly reduced by the trial court to $520,-122.89, of which $142,122.89 represents past damages.
Appellant’s sole point of error contends that the trial court erred in failing to award him prejudgment interest on…
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