Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Patrick

WILLSON, Chief Justice.

The suit was by appellee to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him in the performance of his duties as one of appellant’s coach cleaners at Denison, as the result of appellant’s negligence. In accordance with the verdict of a jury a judgment for $6000 was rendered in appellee’s favor.

At the time he was injured appellee had been in appellant’s service as a coach cleaner about six months. His service for the company was performed at night—between seven o’clock in the evening and six o’clock in the morning. One of his duties was to…