Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. De Bord
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Potter County; J. W. Browning, Judge. Action by Rolla De Bord against the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.
Rolla De Bord, a brakeman on one of the trains belonging to the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company, sued that company and recovered damages for injuries received by him while attempting to switch a car of coal up a steep incline to a coal chute at McLean, Tex. The negligence relied on was, first, that the coal bins were too close to the track, and, second, that the engineer of the train failed to stop after receiving a signal from the plaintiff. The defense was a general denial, assumed risk, and contributory negligence. The answer of the witness Jones to the effect that it is more…
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