Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Cross

RAY, Justice.

This is a case involving the Federal Employers’ Liability Act. Appellee (plaintiff) David L. Cross filed suit in the District Court of Bowie County against appellant (defendant) Missouri Pacific Railroad Company seeking damages for his personal injuries which he sustained on the job. Appellee Cross tripped over a protruding nail while unloading mail from appellant’s unlighted piggy-back trailer on the night of February 8, 1969, in Texarkana, Texas. Appellee fell from the trailer, across a conveyor belt, and onto appellant’s dock, suffering extensive injuries. The case was tried…