I. & G. N. R. R. Co. v. Gordon
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Robertson. Tried below before Hon. W. E. Collard. On December 24, 1886, G. A. Gordon sued the International and Great Northern Railroad Company for the recovery of $6 actual damages and $2000 exemplary damages, sustained, as alleged by him, by reason of the negligent and wrongful conduct of appellant’s employes in charge of its passenger train, in refusing to stop and allow appellee to board said train at Englewood, a flag station on appellant’s road.
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Appeal from Robertson. Tried below before Hon. W. E. Collard. On December 24, 1886, G. A. Gordon sued the International and Great Northern Railroad Company for the recovery of $6 actual damages and $2000 exemplary damages, sustained, as alleged by him, by reason of the negligent and wrongful conduct of appellant’s employes in charge of its passenger train, in refusing to stop and allow appellee to board said train at Englewood, a flag station on appellant’s road. On January 10, 1887, defendant filed demurrer, general denial, and answer, claiming specially that plaintiff was left through his…
1Opinion of the Court
Hobby, Judge.
Plaintiff’s petition contained all the allegations of injuries physical and mental necessary to support a verdict for actual damages resulting from the wrongful and negligent conduct of appellant’s employes in refusing to stop its passenger train at Englewood, a station on appellant’s road, which train appellee desired to board.
The facts constituting the cause of action were set forth with particularity, and the prayer was for judgment for $6‘ actual and $2000 exemplary damages and for general relief.
The court’s charge was an admirable exposition of the law applicable to the case…
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