Legal Opinion
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Standard
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
Decided September 26, 1985No. 11-84-267-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCLOUD, Chief Justice.
W.D. Standard sued his employer, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (Santa Fe), for personal injuries under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, (FELA), 45 U.S.C.A. sec. 51 et seq. (1972). Plaintiff injured his back while working as a locomotive engineer on a work train. The injury occurred as plaintiff attempted to board the locomotive. The jury found that Santa Fe failed to provide plaintiff with a reasonably safe place to work and that such failure caused in whole or in part plaintiff’s injuries. Judgment was entered against Santa Fe for a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. PfeiferSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
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