Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad v. Mock

Conley Byrd, Justice.

This is a suit under the Federal Employers Liability Act, 45 USCA § 51, et seq, by appellee M. C. Mock against appellant Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company for injuries received when Mock allegedly stepped in a hole at Rock Island’s yard at Bauxite, Arkansas, on November 23, 1967. Rock Island denied any negligence and affirmatively pleaded a $2,000 release signed by Mock on June 21, 1968. Mock contended the release was obtained from him through an incorrect medical opinion rendered to him, and upon which he relied, by Rock Island’s company doctor. The jury…