Texas & N. O. R. Co. v. Solgaard

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal in an action brought by Nils Solgaard, a Norwegian seaman, for recovery of damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained as a result of the negligent operation of a train of freight cars which were being operated by the agents and employees of appellant, Texas & New Orleans Railroad Company, in the vicinity of its switching yards at Galveston, T exas.

Appellee alleged numerous acts and omissions on the part of appellant, its agents *666and servants, claimed to amount to negligence proximately causing his injuries.

Appellant alleged that appellee had…