Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. Mitchum
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Wise County; F. O. MeKinsey, Judge. Suit by J. it. Mitchum against the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company. From a judgment 'for plaintiff after remand from Supreme Court (173 S. W. 878), defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
J. H. Mitchum instituted this suit against the Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Company to recover damages for alleged personal injuries sustained by him while employed as a section hand by the defendant company, and from a judgment in his favor for $12,500, the railway company has appealed.
According to allegations in the plaintiff’s amended petition, on January 20, 1907, he, together with two other section hands were working on defendant’s track about two miles south of Park Springs under the control and direction of Charles Wicker, defendant’s section foreman. A hand car was in use by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Fort Worth Belt Railway Co. v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1914
- Mitchum v. Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1915
- Wichita Falls Traction Co. v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1916
- Gibson v. HaleTexas Supreme Court · 1882
- Moore v. ChamberlainCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Kansas City, M. O. Ry. v. SwiftCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Chicago, R. I. & G. Ry. Co. v. MitchumCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919