Kansas City, M. & O. Ry. Co. of Texas v. Meakin
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Nolan County; Jas. L. Shepherd, Judge. Action by E. C. Meakin against the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company of Texas. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
Appellee, Meakin, instituted this suit against the appellant railway company for . damages resulting from the loss of an eye. He alleged that while in the employ of the company at Sweetwater on July 22, 1907, and while engaged in the performance of his duty in attempting to bend *1058a “cellar bolt” over an anvil, a “sliver” from tbe anvil flew off and struck bim in tbe eye, resulting in its subsequent loss. It was alleged that tbe anvil was of an inferior quality of steel, improperly tempered and too brittle, wbicb caused 'pieces of steel to fly therefrom when tbe anvil was being hammered upon,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad v. HawthorneSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. McGlamoryTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Saint Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Co. v. JohnstonTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HennesseyTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ManghamTexas Supreme Court · 1902
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