Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Kieff
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Bexar County. Kieff sued the railroad company, by next friend, on account of injuries to the person, and recovered judgment. Defendant appealed and on affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This action was brought by James Kieff, as next friend of Edmund Kieff, against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff recovered a judgment, which was affirmed on appeal.
The following facts, except as to the immediate manner of the accident, appear by the uncontroverted testimony in the case: On the day of the accident, the foot of the plaintiff, a lad then 13 years of age, was run over and his big toe crushed by a car of the defendant. The car which caused the accident was a flat car which was…
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