Fort Worth & D. C. Ry. Co. v. Kidwell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Clay County; Wm, N. Bonner, Judge. Action by.G. W. Kidwell against the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
This is a suit for damages filed in the district court of >Clay county by G. W. Kidwell against the appellant, for alleged injuries caused by falling into a hole, excavation, or inequality in the platform adjacent to defendant company’s depot at Vernon, Tex. •
Plaintiff alleged that he had secured a ticket as a passenger. on defendant’s train, then about due, and, while attempting to •board the train, he fell into this hole and injured himself in the respects pleaded. He alleged negligence on the part of the defendant company, by reason of permitting its platform to be in a defective…
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