Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Smith

LESLIE, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Eula Janfe Smith, instituted this suit against the defendant to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been inflicted on her by reason of the defendant’s employees forcibly and negligently removing her from the toilet of the defendant’s train while she was a lawful passenger thereon. As the result of the treatment thus received she alleges that she sustained various. serious and permanent injuries, suffered a miscarriage, etc.

The defendant answered by general demurrer, general denial, and plea of contributory negligence. It was the pleading and proof…