Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co. v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bexar County; B. B. Minor, Judge. Action by George E. Harris against the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtCarl, J.
Appellee, George E. Harris, sued the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company, appellant, for personal injuries sustained about February 5, 1913, by reason of a handhold coming loose or breaking, whereby appellee was precipitated to the ground and one of his feet and the ankle crushed to such an extent that it became necessary to amputate the limb below the knee. The accident occurred at Uvalde.
The petition charges:
“That in said freight train there was being used by the defendant a certain oil tank car, and on the side of said car, and some two or three feet from the end thereof,…
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