Conchin v. El Paso & Southwestern Railroad

The plaintiff (here appellant) brought his action seeking to recover damages from the defendant for injuries inflicted by a watchman in its employ. In the first cause of action plaintiff, in substance, alleges: That the defendant employed one Stafford as watchman of all its property at certain railroad yards on its line of road, to guard its said property from depredations, to apprehend and turn over to a peace officer for arrest all persons who he believed had committed or attempted to commit any depredation upon its said property, to ascertain the identity of and to keep off and frighten…