City of Austin v. Nuchols
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Travis County. Tried below before Hon. George Calhoun.
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Chief Justice.
This is a suit by Nuchols against the city of Austin, and the Austin Water, Light & Power Commission, for damages sustained while in the employ of an ice company, known as the Austin Ice & Bottling Works, in the city of Austin.
Appellee alleges that as engineer of the Austin Ice & Bottling Works, and while in the discharge of his duties as such, he came in contact with an electric light wire, and was severely shocked and burned. It was alleged that the city of Austin, through its water, light and power commission, was supplying the Austin Ice & Bottling Works with…
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