Industrial Lumber Co. v. Bivens
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Jefferson County. Tried below before Hon. L. B. Hightower, Jr.
1Opinion of the Court
NEILL, Associate Justice.
—This suit was brought by Dennis Bivens against the Industrial Lumber Company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him through the alleged negligence of the defendant, while in its employ as operator of a trip machine in its sawmill at Vinton, La. The defendant pleaded not guilty, contributory negligence, assumed risk and negligence of a fellow servant. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $6,000.
His injuries were inflicted on March 31, 1904. At the time they were sustained he was a minor, and was also a minor…
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