Texas Midland Railroad v. Johnson

FINLEY, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by appellee for damages on account of injuries sustained by his wife. It is alleged that the injuries were received by his wife by being thrown from and run over by a wagon while he was driving along a public highway at a point where appellant’s road crossed said public highway. That at the point of the crossing of the highway the appellant, by excavations, made it entirely impassable and temporarily arranged another crossing for the public near by the original crossing. That he passed over this temporary crossing in the morning, then generally…