Legal Opinion
Ledbetter v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 30, 1999No. 12-99-00041-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HADDEN, Justice.
Barry R. Ledbetter (“Ledbetter”) sued his employer Missouri Pacific Railroad Company d/b/a Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”) under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, 45 U.S.C.A. § 51 et seq. (West 1986), for alleged back injuries he suffered in two separate work-related accidents. The first accident occurred on October 9, 1993. The second occurred on September 25, 1995, when Ledbetter tripped over an air box cover in Union Pacific’s San Antonio rail yard. At trial, the jury found that Ledbetter was negligent and that Union Pacific was not negligent with…
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- State Bar of Texas v. EvansTexas Supreme Court · 1989
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