Thompson v. St. Louis Southwestern Ry. Co. of Texas

The plaintiff, Eldon Thompson, brought this suit in the district court of Delta county against the defendant, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company of Texas, to recover for personal injuries in an accident which happened on Park street in the city of Commerce, Tex., where the Sherman .branch of said railway crosses said street. Plaintiff was injured when the automobile on which he was riding was suddenly turned to the left by the driver of the car to prevent a head-on collision with one of defendant’s trains which had the street crossing blocked. The automobile turned over into a ditch and…