Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Co. v. DeBord
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Potter County. Tried below before Hon. J. H. Browning.
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, Associate Justice.
Rolla DeBord, a brakeman on one of the trains belonging to the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company, sued that company and recovered damages for injuries received by him while attempting to switch a car of coal up a steep incline to a coal chute at McLean, Texas. The negligence relied on was, first, that the coal bins were too close to the track; and, second, that the engineer *304of the train failed to stop after receiving a signal from the plaintiff. The defense was a general denial, assumed risk, and contributory negligence.
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