Darling v. Panhandle & Santa Fe Ry. Co.

PITTS, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for a declaratory judgment under the Texas Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act filed by Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway Company. It grew out of the execution of a release when a settlement was had between the parties as a result of injuries received .by appellant, E. J. Darling, when he was employed as a locomotive fireman by appellee, while he was engaged within the scope of his employment oil June 22, 1945, at which time he received injuries to his back and other parts of his body for which injuries he asserted liability claims against appellee. Appellee…