Texas Refining Co. v. Alexander
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hunt County; Wm. Pierson, Judge. Action by J. M. Alexander against tbe Texas Refining Company. Erom judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HUEF, O. J.
Alexander sued the Texas Refining Company for damages occasioned by the loss of a finger, and recovered upon the trial $2,000. He alleged that on or about the 2Sth day of October, 1915, he was in the employment of the refining company, assisting in repairing a part of their machinery, etc. The negligence alleged is that the refining company employed the men to help in the work, and without his knowledge employed incompetent men, who were not experienced in that line of work, which was the proximate cause of the injury, and also alleged that the men so employed were negligent. The…
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