Galveston, H. & S, A. Ry. Co. v. Averill
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Val Verde County; W. C. Douglas, Judge. Action by H. Averill against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
This was an action for damages; plaintiff, Averill, claiming that, while working as brakeman in defendant's service, he was crushed between cars, which occurrence was due to the fact that his fellow servants negligently caused the cars to close together while he was adjusting the coupling appliances.
Plaintiff alleged negligence as follows: (1) That at the time he went in between the cars to effect the coupling the train was at a standstill, and it was the engineer's duty to not move the engine except upon a signal from plaintiff, either direct or repeated to the engineer by a member of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brown v. SullivanTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. TempletonTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- East Line & Red River Railroad v. BrinkerTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. AbbeyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. TackCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Texas Power & Light Co. v. BirdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
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