Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Russell

Mr. Judge GERMAN

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

Defendant in error, G. R. Russell, was awarded a judgment against plaintiff in error, Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company, in the District Court of Hunt County for $2875.00 for loss of his left hand. This judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals, and a full statement of facts will be found in the opinion. 52 S. W. (2d) 1085. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant as in the trial court. We briefly summarize the essential facts as follows:

About 8:30 o’clock at night plaintiff left…