St. Louis, S. F. & T. Ry. Co. v. Geer
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Grayson, County; B. L. Jones, Judge. Action by Nina M. Geer and others against the St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
E. H. Geer was a switch-man in the employ of appellant. He was injured on the night of August 5, 1910, in
Á appellant’s yards at Sherman, in Grayson county, Tex., and died on the following day. At the time of his injury, he was working at night as a switchman. His foreman was W. L. Pelly. Pelly had three helpers, consisting of deceased, Krum, and Combs. The switch engine was operated by Hartley, engineer. On the occasion of his injury, the crew were engaged in switching three bad order cars onto the track known as the “repair track” in the yards, in order that ■the same could be repaired. The…
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