Trousdale v. Texas & New Orleans Railroad Co.

Petitioner’s suit is one for personal injury. Issues of negligence and unavoidable accident wTere resolved against him by the jury. Judgment having been entered for respondent, petitioner filed motion for new trial based only on jury misconduct, which was overruled. On appeal, affirmance was ordered by the Court of Civil Appeals. 264 S.W. 2d 489.

The trial court on request, filed comprehensive and complete “findings of fact and conclusions of law.” He found, inter alia, that the answers to the negligence and unavoidable accident issues were all agreed to on one day and that the discussion on…