Mason v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUGGAN, Justice.
Appellant, Larry Mason, appeals from a take-nothing judgment. Mason asserts that the trial court erred by refusing to submit proper jury instructions, and that the jury’s finding on negligence is not supported by the evidence. We affirm.
Mason sued his employer, Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Southern Pacific), under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C.S. § 51 (Law.Co-op.1981), and the Boiler Inspection Act, 45 U.S.C.S. § 23 (Law.Co-op.Supp.1993), for damages arising from a back injury that he allegedly sustained during the course of his…
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