Legal Opinion
Missouri-Pacific Railroad Company v. Prejean
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 7, 1957No. 13139PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODRUFF, Justice.
Appellee, Alcide Prejean, filed this suit under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq., seeking a recovery of damages for personal injuries received by him on December 3, 1953, while acting within the course and scope of his employment with Guy A. Thompson, receiver of Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Railway Company. Before the trial on October 30, 1956, the Missouri-Pacific Railroad Company was substituted as the party-defendant, it having acquired the assets and liabilities of the Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Railway Company from the receiver.
Appellee…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Davis v. WechslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Arnold v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. KimbrellTexas Supreme Court · 1960
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. RhodenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. SparksCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
- MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. KimbrellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Port Terminal Railroad v. FontenotCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1971
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