Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Patterson

KEY, Associate Justice.

The brief of appellant correctly states the nature and result of the case, as follows:

“This suit was instituted in the District Court of Travis County, Texas, on October 1, 1895, in which the plaintiff sought to recover damages against the defendant for injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant in its yards in Austin, on or about the 8th day of February, 1895, which resulted in the loss of a leg, it being amputated about midway between the ankle and the knee, and other injuries to the side and back. The negligence…