Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Curlin

LIGHTFOOT, Chief Justice.

— The statement of the case by appellant is substantially correct. On March 22, 1887, S. O. Curlin and his wife were in a carriage, and while crossing the railroad track at a pub- lie crossing in the city of Marshall a switch engine of the Texas & Pacific Railway Company collided with the carriage, and injured Mrs. Curlin. On August 8, 1887, S. O. Curlin filed suit in the District Court of Harrison County for $10,000 damages against Brown & Sheldon, receivers, who were then operating the road. On September 23, 1890, plaintiff made the Texas & Pacific Railway Company a…