Poe v. Continental Oil & Cotton Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Eighth Supreme Judicial District. Action by C. C. Poe against Continental Oil & Cotton Company and others. Erom a judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals (211 S. W. 488), affirming a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
On June 20, 1917, C. C. Poe filed this action for damages in the sum of $15,000 in the district court of Taylor county, Tex., against John Guitar, who was doing business under the firm or trade name of Continental Oil & Cotton Company, alleging he had sustained personal injuries on October 8, 1915, while in the employ of the latter, and because of the negligence of Guitar. The petition further alleged that the injuries were sustained by Poe while operating a certain device, known as a “go-devil,” for removing and conveying cotton seed.
On September 12, 1917, plaintiff in error filed his first…
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