St. Louis, S. F. T. R. Co. v. Taylor
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Grayson County; B. L. Jones, Judge. Action by G. W. Taylor against the St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRainey, C. J.
Appellee sued appellant to recover damages for personal injuries. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $8,-500. Defendant appeals.
The petition alleged, in substance, that plaintiff was working for appellant as a switchman, and that he was injured by the defective condition of a car upon which he was working as such switchman; that there was a bolt projecting several inches from said car, which should have fitted up against the ear; that, while descending from said car in the performance of his duties at night, his lantern caught on said bolt and caused him to fall between the moving cars;…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad v. TurnipseedSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BighamTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. HarriettTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Receiver v. CookTexas Supreme Court · 1894
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- Davis v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
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