Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. Powers
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Bexar County. Powers sued the railway company and recovered judgment. Defendant appealed; and obtained writ of error on the judgment being affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
James Powers was in the employ of the plaintiff in error working with a gang of men on a new bridge over the Brazos river. He with other men were ordered by the foreman of the gang to go upon the floor of the bridge, which was suspended upon false works of considerable height. The false works were constructed of heavy timbers and were about forty to fifty feet above the water. The Court of Civil Appeals finds that the foreman" negligently ordered two of the bents of the false works to be thrown against the other bents and thus to knock the whole down into the water, whereby Powers was thrown…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. HarriettTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Strohm v. New York, Lake Erie & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Fry v. Dubuque & Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1877
- Lentz v. City of DallasTexas Supreme Court · 1903
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