Ebersole v. Sapp
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Fourth Supreme Judicial District. Action by M. Sapp against F. E. Ebersole and the Houston Home Telephone Company. From a judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals, Fourth District (160 S. W. 1137), affirming a verdict and judgment against defendant, Ebersole, and in favor of the Houston Home Telephone Company, he brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSonfiedd, P. J.
Plaintiff, M. Sapp, sued defendant F. E. Ebersole, together with the Houston Home Telephone Company and the Houston Gas Company, to recover damages for personal injuries. The suit was dismissed as to the Houston Gas Company. A trial to a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment against defendant Ebersole, the court instructing the jury to find in favor of the Home .Telephone Company. On appeal the judgment of the district court was affirmed. 160 .S. W. 1137.
Plaintiff was in the employ of defendant Ebersole, an independent contractor engaged in working upon the property of the telephone…
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