City of Teague v. Radford

ALEXANDER, Justice.

This suit was brought by R. G. Radford against the City of Teague, a municipal corporation incorporated under the general laws of the state, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him as the result of the explosion of an air compressor. It is a second appeal of the same case. See City of Teague v. Radford (Tex.Civ.App.) 45 S.W.(2d) 430; Id.(Tex.Com.App.) 63 S.W.(2d) 376. The jury returned a verdict on special issues and judgment was entered for plaintiff for the sum of $4,000. The defendant appealed.

Radford was an expert waterworks superintendent, and as such…