H. S. Hopkins Bridge Co. v. Burnett

HOBBY, Presiding Judge,

Section A.—This is a suit for personal injuries, brought by the appellee, plaintiff below, against appellant, defendant. There was a trial by jury, resulting in a verdict for plaintiff for $3500, on which judgment was entered. This appeal is therefrom by the defendant.

The ground on which the plaintiff sought to recover, as alleged in the petition, was: That he was in the employment of the defendant, a company engaged in constructing an iron bridge over and across the Brazos River, in Hood County, for the Fort Worth & Rio Grande Railway Company. That he was employed by…