Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Sparks

424 S.W.2d 12 (1967)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellant,

v.

Jake L. SPARKS, Appellee.

No. 45.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

December 20, 1967.

Rehearing Denied January 24, 1968.

Thomas S. Terrell, Gordon A. Holloway, Harman Parrott, Sewell, Junell & Riggs, Houston, for appellant.

W. W. Kilgarlin, Phelps, Kilgarlin & Snell, Houston, for appellee.

BARRON, Justice.

This suit was brought by Jake L. Sparks against defendants, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and Railway Express Agency, Inc., under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A., Sections 51-59. Sparks…