Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. Vesera
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Potter County; Henry S. Bishop, Judge. Action by Quireno Yesera against the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The appellee, Vesera, sued the appellant company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon him while he was engaged in interstate commerce, in the employment of the defendant as a section hand. He alleges in substance that at the end of the day’s work the tools'were gathered and placed on a motor car, at the direction of the section foreman, to he carried back to the section house; that while proceeding to the section house on the motor car, at a speed of about 20 miles por hour, a crowbar fell from the front of the car and derailed it, throwing the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- G., C. & Santa Fe R'y Co. v. EvansichTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. HynsonTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- Ft. Worth, & D. C. Ry. Co. v. SmithersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. of Texas v. WhittingtonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913
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