Woodard v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.

Mr. Judge GERMAN

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

Plaintiff in error, H. B. Woodard, who will be designated plaintiff, sued Texas & Pacific Railway Company, herein referred to as defendant, in the District Court of Marion County, Texas, for damages. He alleged that as owner of a ticket sold to him by defendant he was returning from New Orleans to Alexandria, Louisiana, when he was subjected to certain mistreatment, as set forth in the following portions of his pleading:

“The defendant did negligently and carelessly cause and/or permit the plaintiff to be insulted,…