Legal Opinion

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 5, 1889No. 2770PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Appeal from Anderson. Tried below before Hon. F. A. Williams. The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

GAINES, Associate Justice.

This suit was brought by appelleeagainst appellant to recover damages for a personal injury.

The uncontroverted evidence shows, that plaintiff was a car repairer in the shops of the defendant company at its yard in Palestine. One Monroe was master car builder, with general supervision of the repair department at that point. One Holmes was foreman of the car repairers under him. Plaintiff was ordered by Holmes to go under a car to repair it,, which was not upon a repair track, but upon a track used in the transportation department in connection with the main track.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Southern Cotton Press & Manufacturing Co. v. BradleyTexas Supreme Court · 1880

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Fort Worth Elevators Co. v. RussellTexas Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. ReedTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Culpepper v. International & Great Northern Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. CroskellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894
  5. International & Great Northern Railway Co. v. HinzieTexas Supreme Court · 1891

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