Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Smith

563 S.W.2d 660 (1978)

The ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, et al., Appellants,

v.

Robert E. SMITH, Appellee.

No. 5764.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

February 27, 1978.

Rehearing Denied April 6, 1978.

Joe Bruce Cunningham, Hudson, Keltner, Smith, Cunningham & Payne, M. Hendricks Brown, Brown, Crowley, Simon & Peebles, Fort Worth, for appellants.

David H. Burrow, Helm, Pletcher, Hogan & Burrow, Houston, for appellee.

OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a suit by a railroad employee against his employer under the Federal Employers Liability Act, which suit also involves other defendants.

Pl…