Freeman v. Courtney
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; Arthur W. Seeligson, Judge. Action by F. G. Courtney against T. J. Freeman, receiver of the International & Great Northern Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtNeill, J.
This suit was brought by F. G. Courtney against T. J. Freeman in his capacity as receiver of the International & Great Northern Railroad Company to recover $40,000 damages for personal injuries alleged to have been inflicted by the negligence of the defendant while plaintiff was in the latter’s service as a brakeman and in the discharge of the duties of his employment.. The plaintiff’s allegations were substantially: That on March 30,1908, while plaintiff was in the employ of defendant as a brakeman on a train being operated between Laredo and San Antonio, when the train reached a point about…
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