East Line & Red River Railway Co. v. Rushing
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Hopkins. Tried below before the Hon. J. A. B. Putman. Syit against appellant, alleging that on March 2, 1886, plaintiff was a passenger on appellant’s cars between McKinney and Greenville, that when the train arrived at Greenville the passengers were informed “that the train stopped at Greenville twenty minutes for breakfast, and that they must all change cars, as that car went no further; that as soon as the train stopped,' the brakeman locked one door of the…
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Appeal from Hopkins. Tried below before the Hon. J. A. B. Putman. Syit against appellant, alleging that on March 2, 1886, plaintiff was a passenger on appellant’s cars between McKinney and Greenville, that when the train arrived at Greenville the passengers were informed “that the train stopped at Greenville twenty minutes for breakfast, and that they must all change cars, as that car went no further; that as soon as the train stopped,' the brakeman locked one door of the car, so all the passengers were compelled to leave the car at one door, and while they were leaving, and before appellee…
1Opinion of the Court
Willie, Chief Justice.
This was a suit by Rushing against the appellant in which damages were claimed for injuries received by the plaintiff whilst a passenger on the defendant’s train. The defendant pleaded a general denial of the allegagations of the petition; that the plaintiff’s negligence contributed towards producing the injuries; and further, that it had sold and transferred its railroad and equipments to the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company, by due authority of law, in 1881; and that at the time plaintiff was injured it was not operating the road, nor was it in any way…
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