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Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR. Co. v. Shelton

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 15, 1964No. 16343PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company has appealed from a judgment for $25,-000 awarded to appellee H. T. Shelton, a switchman employed by appellant. The suit was brought for damages for personal injuries. Recovery was sought under the provisions of the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, Title 45, §§ 51 and 53, U.S.C.A.

Appellee alleges that he sustained serious injuries while alighting from a moving train not only as a result' of being struck by a caboose on the train from which he alighted but also as a result of being struck by an engine coming from an opposite…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. In Re King's EstateTexas Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Rogers v. Missouri Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Coray v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Pearson v. DohertyTexas Supreme Court · 1944

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. SorrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Bender v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Shenandoah Associates v. J & K Properties, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
  4. Emmett E. Page v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
  5. Voskamp v. Arnoldy, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1988

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