Alanza v. Texas P. Ry. Co.

This is a suit for the recovery of damages as the result of a truck-train collision. The case was tried before a jury which returned a verdict in favor of defendant. Judgment was signed in accordance with the verdict and plaintiff has appealed.

Despite the voluminous record there is comparatively little dispute with reference to the physical facts and circumstances connected with the accident.

At about 7:45 A.M. on July 13, 1946, plaintiff and one Pap Harper, a negro, both being employees of Mike Maniscalco, a truck farmer, were proceeding along Highway 20 toward Shreveport in a 1942 Chevrolet…