Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. Adams
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Grayson County. Tried below before Hon. B. L. Jones.
1Opinion of the Court
BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.
—Appellee sued for damages on account of personal injuries sustained while serving as fireman on one of appellant’s freight trains because of defects in the apron bridging the space between the engine and tender, and recovered a judgment for $15,000, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
Conclusions of Fact.—Appellee was injured while firing appellant’s engine 357 on a trip from Denison, through Pottsboro, Whitesboro and Denton to Dallas. The injury occurred between the stations of Letot and Dallas, about three miles south of the former, and two or three miles north…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. LacherSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Kane v. Northern Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Houston East & West Texas Railway Co. v. RunnelsTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Boon v. F. M. Weathered's AdministratorTexas Supreme Court · 1859
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. CraddockCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
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