Trinity County Lumber Co. v. Denham
Texas Supreme Court
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for First District, in an appeal from Houston County. Suit for damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff, an employe of the defendant, the lumber company. Suit was originally filed in Trinity County, venue changed to Polk, then to San Jacinto, and finally to Houston County.
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Error to Court of Civil Appeals for First District, in an appeal from Houston County. Suit for damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff, an employe of the defendant, the lumber company. Suit was originally filed in Trinity County, venue changed to Polk, then to San Jacinto, and finally to Houston County. Several trials were had—73 Texas, 78; 85 Texas, 56. The last judgment was for plaintiff for $10,000. The judgment was affirmed on appeal by the Court of Civil Appeals. The opinion gives a statement of the case, save as to the objectionable remarks of counsel noticed. On this…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
—Denham sued the Trinity County Lumber Company to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been received by him while lawfully engaged at and about its saw mill, which injuries are alleged to have been caused by the defective condition of an “idler,” a part of the machinery of the mill.
The following statement will be sufficient to present the only questions before this court: J. D. Borden, a witness for plaintiff, upon cross-examination, by deposition, testified in substance, that he was one of the firm of Granberry & Borden, who, as attorneys of plaintiff,…
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