Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. Co. of Texas v. Webb

HALE, Justice.

Appellee brought this suit against appellant under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., for the recovery of damages on account of personal injuries sustained by him when a passenger train on which he was the locomotive engineer collided with the rear end of a freight train. The case was tried before a jury. ' Upon the conclusion of the evidence appellant presented its motion for a peremptory instruction which was overruled. The case was then submitted to the jury on 94 special issues. In response to such issues the jury found that certain specific acts…