American Express Co. v. Chandler
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Sixth Supreme Judicial District. Action by Emmett L. Chandler against the American Express Company and another. On appeal by defendants, a judgment for plaintiff was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals (215 S. W. 3G4), and defendants bring error. Judgments of Court of Civil
1Opinion of the CourtSpencer, J.
Defendant in error, Emmett Chandler, instituted this suit and recovered a joint and several judgment against plaintiffs in error, the American Express Company and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company, of Texas, in the sum of $16,000, for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him. Upon appeal, the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment. 215 S. W. 364.
The facts briefly are that Chandler was employed as telegraph operator for the railway company at Winsboro. His duties also required him to‘assist in handling the baggage received and forwarded. His version of how the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Moore v. Southern RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Sabine & East Texas Railway Co. v. BrousardCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890
- American Express Co. v. ChandlerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
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