St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co. v. Bass
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Henderson County; B. H. Gardner, Judge. Action by Thomas Joe Bass against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway-Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.
Appellee sued the appellant for personal injuries received by him while working as a brakeman in the employ of the Texas & New Orleans Railway Company, by reason of a handhold on appellant’s car pulling out and causing him to fall; his foot going under the wheel, and injuring it so as to require amputation. Defendant pleaded in abatement want of jurisdiction, no service, exceptions to the petition, and the general issue. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
[1] The first assignment is: “The court erred in overruling the defendant’s plea…
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