Paris & Great Northern Railroad v. Atkins
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Sixth District, in an appeal from Lamar County. Atkins sued the railroad company and recovered a judgment which was affirmed on appeal by defendant, who thereupon obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pierson
We take the following from the opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals for a.brief and substantial statement of the case:
1 ‘ This appeal is from a judgment for $2000.00 in favor of the appellee for damages resulting from personal injuries. The evidence shows that in January, 1914, the appellee was a passenger riding in the caboose on one of the appellant’s freight trains going to Paris, Texas, from some point in Oklahoma. When the train reached Arthur City, Texas, the engine and one or more of the cars were detached for the purpose of doing some local switching. While the caboose was standing…
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