Legal Opinion
Bouchet v. Texas Mexican Railway Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided February 12, 1996No. 04-93-00421-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARDBERGER, Justice.
The first issue in this appeal is whether a wrongful discrimination question pursuant to Labor Code Sec. 451.001 (formerly Article 8307c of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act) can be given in a case arising under the FELA. The second issue is, if the jury question is procedurally proper, was the discrimination proven as a matter of law, or in the alternative, was there sufficient evidence to uphold the jury’s finding of no discrimination. The appellant has limited this appeal pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 40(a)(4) to these issues. The Railroad files…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sterner v. Marathon Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. TonsellitoSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Moore v. Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
- Carr v. Jaffe Aircraft Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1994
- Yap v. ANR Freight Systems, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1990
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. v. BouchetTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- Whole Foods Market Southwest, Inc. v. Tijerina, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Holland, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1997
- Texas Mexican Railway Co. v. BouchetTexas Supreme Court · 1998