NIXSON v. MOBIL OIL CORP.

No. 14-95-00639-CV.

928 S.W.2d 245 (1996)

David R. NIXSON and Valerie Nixson, Appellants, v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION d/b/a Mobil Mining & Minerals Company and Marie Newman, Appellees.

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

Rehearing Overruled August 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron Etzel, Pasadena, for appellants.

Jacqueline M. Stroh, Kerry Baldwin McKnight, Beaumont, for appellees.

Before YATES, O'NEILL and DRAUGHN (Assigned), JJ.


OPINION

O'NEILL, Justice.

This is an appeal by David R. Nixson (Nixson) and his wife, Valerie Nixson, from a summary judgment in favor of Mobil Oil Corporation d/b/a Mobil Mining & Minerals Company (Mobil) and Marie Newman (Newman) in a suit brought by Nixson under the Texas Railroad Liability Act. We affirm.

Background

On January 16, 1994, Nixson and Newman, both employees of Mobil, were hooking and unhooking rail cars in the course...

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