Louthian v. Ft. Worth & Denver City Railway Co.

CONNER, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted for damages for personal injuries, and on the trial the court gave a peremptory charge to the jury to find for appellee. The verdict and judgment was in accordance with the instruction and errors are assigned requiring a consideration of the testimony.

The following are the facts briefly stated. Appellant had occasion in the prosecution of his business to procure a car in which to ship certain material over appellee’s railway, and for that purpose went to appellee’s freight depot in the town of Dalhart, Texas. As he approached the depot, which…