Schaff v. Gordon
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County ; Kenneth Foree, Judge. Action by C. E. Gordon against C. E. Schaff, receiver of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas, and another. Judgment for, plaintiff against defendant named, and he appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtTalbot, J.
The appellee, C. E. Gordon, sued the appellant, C. E. Schaff, as receiver of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company of Texas, and the Pullman Company, to recover damages in the sum of $3,000, alleged to have been sustained on account «of injuries inflicted by the negligent closing of a Pullman car door upon appellee’s hand and fingers.
There is no controversy over the pleadings. The case was tried before a jury, submitted upon special issues, and upon tlie findings of tlie jury judgment was rendered in favor of the appellee against the appellant for the sum of $500, and in favor of the…
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- Carroll v. Boston & Northern Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
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