International & Great Northern Railroad v. Arias

FLY, Associate Justice.

This suit grew out of a collision between a freight train belonging to appellant and a hand car on which appellee, who was a section hand in the employ of appellant, had been riding to his place of employment. The ground for recovery set out in the petition was the negligence of appellant in failing to give notice beforehand to appellee of the coming of the train, in running at a high rate of speed, and in failing to give signals of its approach by bell or whistle. The case was tried before a jury, and resulted in a verdict for $4000, upon which judgment was rendered.

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