Houston & Texas Central Railroad v. Jennings

FISHER, Chief Justice.

This suit is by the appellee against the railroad company for damages arising from personal injuries alleged to have been sufiered by the plaintiff while in the service -of the defendant as a section hand, on account of the alleged negligence of a fellow servant in carelessly and negligently dropping one end of the hand car while the plaintiff and the other section hands were attempting to place the same on the track. The appellant’s answer consists of a general and special demurrer, general denied, contributory negligence and assumed risk, and that the plaintiff’s…