Thomas v. Missouri Pac. R. Co.

In December, 1924, and prior thereto, the appellant was employed as a car inspector by the appellee in its railway yards at Texarkana. On the 12th of. that month he was injured, and later filed this suit to recover damages. He pleaded and proved that while he was inspecting the cars in an outbound freight train a door on one of the box cars fell and struck him, causing serious bodily injuries. It appears from the evidence that during the course • of his inspection of that train appellant found the door of this car open. He closed it by sliding the door forward, and, while passing by, the door…