Texas & N. O. Ry. Co. v. Yerkes
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County ; Norman 6. Kittrell, Judge. Action by S. E. Yerkes against the Texas & New Orleans Railway Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
Appellee was employed as a woodworker by appellant, a railway corporation, in its shops in the city of Houston, and on June 2, 1911, sustained personal injuries while in the performance of his duties. This action was for damages resulting from such injuries, and upon trial verdict and judgment was rendered in favor of appellee, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
Contributory negligence was pleaded, and the several issues thus raised by the pleadings and evidence were appropriately submitted in the court’s charge, applying the provisions of the Employer’s Liability Act of this state (Rev.…
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